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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ghati",
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. I would like to support the Bill as I echo President Obama’s words. We all know he supports women in the entire globe. He is the one who said that any country that does not invest in its women and does not carry along its women, is doomed for failure. That is a wise President talking. Even Hillary Clinton, the presidential aspirant of the US now, once mentioned that investing in women is smart economics. Women of this country are not looking for favours, but opportunities - a little push. As a country, we need to abide by the Constitution. Chapter 4 of the Constitution of this country clearly stipulates that this country is going to put mechanisms that are going to ensure women and the disadvantaged groups are able to access opportunities, be it political, economical or any other opportunity. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we are in tandem with the Constitution of this country. I would like to urge the men in this House to support this Bill. Women, for a long time, have not been given a level playing field. Traditionally, where we come from, even many of us who are seated in this House, have had to endure a lot of cultural issues, competing with men who have traditionally been well off economically and who have been ahead in terms of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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