I want Parliament to be a place where people can voice their concerns, a place where they can be heard - Annelie Lotriet

t’s just the tip of the iceberg. Real equal rights are still lacking for women on the ground. We still have a patriarchal system, as seen in gender-based violence and the burdens women carry as providers and carers

True equality means women having the right to make decisions about their own lives—where they want to live, what they want to do, whether they want children or not

Electing the speaker was easy, because we would support the ANC, but then the next test was, are they going to support me? Because they've never supported any other party. You’re overwhelmed because you don’t know. And it took long, I was only elected that night, a bit of an unreal moment