Tanzania, May 7 -- Dodoma. A landmark national survey has revealed that only 26 percent of women in Tanzania believe they should have the freedom to make their own economic decisions, exposing entrenched gender inequalities despite ongoing efforts to promote empowerment and social transformation.

The findings were unveiled on Wednesday, May 7, 2026, in Dodoma during the launch of the Women's Empowerment and Nutrition Survey (WEN) 2023/24 and the Tanzania Gender and Environment Survey (TGES) 2025, conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The two studies, launched by the Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, Dr Dorothy Gwajima, are the first of their kind in Tanzania, while the Gender and Envir...