Research Methodology
Zimbabwe Peace Project
Study Sampling and population
Sampling in the study was purposive and sequential. Network referencing was used to
select respondents from each category for in-depth key informant interviews and
focus group discussions. Sampling was purposive in that it sought to ensure equal
representation of women in politics from all the ten provinces of Zimbabwe in the
study. It also deliberately created space for women who faced multiple layers of
vulnerabilities to participate. These include women in politics who have disabilities
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The
study deliberately targeted women who are active in politics and those who
experienced VAWP. Men’s views and perspectives were also solicited as shown on
Figure 2. A total of 20 focus group discussions were conducted with 192 women from
across the country. Officials from relevant government institutions were interviewed
for their expert knowledge. Experts on gender and politics were also interviewed. A
total of 20 key informant interviews were conducted.
Demographic characteristics of respondents
Figure 1: Respondents’ positions in their political parties
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