However, hon members, even though the economic transformation remains sluggish, the ANC government has made great strides in empowering women, and as such, since the advent of democracy, the ANC government has made great improvement in changing the lives of women by implementing policies and programmes that supports women economic and social development, as such, currently, women comprise 58% of all students enrolled at universities and colleges around the country, 47% of MPs are women. This year, the ANC government has achieved 50/50 gender parity among Cabinet Ministers for the first time.