6.2.2. Table 3: Gender analysis of complaints received Gender Number of cases of received 2016 2015 Female 112 65 72.3 Male 379 193 96.3 Group 24 20 30.0 Grand Total 515 278 85.2 As shown in table 2 above, out of the total 515 complaints cases received in 2016; 379 were from male complainants, representing a percentage of 73.6 of the total. Complaints from females constituted 112 cases representing to 21.7% of the total. Group complaints amounted to 24 cases which made up 4.6% of the total. The low number of female complainants can be attributed to the patriarchal nature of Zimbabwean society which, subordinates women to men gravely marginalising them. This hampers the provision of platforms for women to 1 16 Percentage Increase/ Decrease articulate issues that affect them. Moreover, gender roles in the home reinforce women’s inability to lodge complaints of human rights violations with the Commission. 6.2.3 Geographical distribution of complaints The chart below shows the geographical distribution of complaints received by the ZHRC in 2016. See for example the 2010 Zimbabwe MDG Status Report which describes Zimbabwe’s society as one that is strongly patriarchal and accustomed to the subordination of women by men. Protecting, Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms