The women's movement has led the struggle, very bold, very courageous. But the change that is required­– respect for human rights of women– is not ju… - Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

I would hope that at this point in time, our children do not have to die in order to bring about changes.

We are also calling for women to be given equal pay for work of equal value, but also women still do a lot of unpaid work at home: caring for the aged, caring for children and that means that women cannot go out in the labour market and be part of the formal economy. So we are still, in a way, campaigning for the same thing. Women are campaigning for peace in countries where there is conflict. Women are campaigning against violence against women, which also means that where women have experienced domestic violence at home and outside the home they are not at peace with themselves.

The moral of the story there is that it's important to be involved and be engaged. Being involved also showed to me the importance of having men as part and parcel of the women's struggle.