The IFP supports calls by the Shukumisa Campaign and the Community Law Centre of the Western Cape for the assurance by government that programmes and legislation put forward during the Fourth Parliament by the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities be continued with and not allowed to lapse.
Our women continue to face a barrage of crises such as gender-based violence, workplace discrimination, occupational segregation, gender-based wage gaps and many more issues that require urgent government attention. The IFP calls upon this fifth democratic Parliament to prioritise the welfare of women to ensure that their rights are protected, and to adopt a women-centred approach in this Parliament. Our women deserve nothing less. Thank you.