[3][4] The League had their own constitution and a Presidentialy elected executive secretary who became an automatic member of the Central Committee of United National Independence Party.
In March 1985, The Second Women's Rights Conference was held on the Copperbelt with [Mama Betty Kaunda] addressing 135 participants.
ZNWL is credited with being a major contributor in Zambia's democracy as it encouraged women to contest multi-party elections.
[13] The organization has been active in a number of international workshops, and has been duplicated in countries like South Africa and Botswana.
In 2016, President Edgar Lungu appointed eight women into his Cabinet, which was praised by ZNWL Executive Director Juliet Chibuta.