Activists and organisations working on gender equality organised public demonstrations in October 2020 protesting against gender imbalance in public service appointments that Chakwera had made
Omenyera ufulu ndi mabungwe omwe si aboma ogwira ntchito zoona kuti pasakhale kusiyana pakati pa amuna ndi akazi akonza zionetsero pa 20 October zosonyeza kukwiya ndi kusiyana pakati pa amayi ndi abambo pakasankhidwe ka akuluakulu a boma omwe Chakwera wasankha