{"id":779643,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/779643/?format=json","text_counter":91,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “ Press for Progress” . There is nowhere better to press for progress than within this House. I urge all the Senators to, please, make sure we press for the progress of women. Last night I was reading the World Economic Forum Report. It says that we need 217 years to catch up and for gender disparity to be eliminated. We have no time to waste; 217 years is way too long for women to wait to get equality and equal opportunities both in work and other areas. Therefore, I know as a country we have made some progress in making our prisons, especially women ones, to have some level of good playing field. I look forward to this House pressing for progress. Thank you."}