MPs need a legal desk to explain legislation to them. When the department briefs you, you have no way of understanding. You’re not debating with effe… - Nocwaka Lamani

Many women say that if Parliament – the legislative arm of government – is to be the locale of power and not the executive, then women must be better trained. Many women MPs had not seen draft statutes and, having come from the trenches, were not au fait with parliamentary proceedings.

Whenever female members stood up, they were clearly not interested. They [male MPs] started talking on their own.”

If it weren’t for the ANC ladies and the pressure they put on the government, females would have been much worse off.