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    "content": "some cases, the girl-child is not given the inheritance and some girls in Africa are even forced to get married. If their parents are not there, their uncles share the property. The female leaders also shared their experience which was good for those experiences are spring boards for other female leaders to learn what is not working and what is working. You will find that the problems that women face globally is negative branding such that when things go wrong, it is always the woman being blamed. This was a good platform for our female leaders for they heard of the problems that women encounter and that will help them think of how they can come up with legislation and policies that will help empower women politically, economically and also help them have a good social standing. Issues of rape also came up. I remember when I was watching television in India, I saw a girl who was raped but was shocked to learn that the focus was on the girl who was raped yet the rapist was covered. I felt bad for the girl-child because the rapist would even be covered when he was being taken to court for people not to see and by so doing; they were still protecting the rapist. When it comes to rape issues, the raped girl may be affected psychologically that she may not know how to express love when fully grown. She may not know that a man is innocent when he loves her or even smiles at her because she might be thinking of the rape incident. I, therefore, want to ask us to legislate policies that can help the girl-child overcome such stigma. I made an observation on issues of the Summit and it is a concern that should be given an international platform. The issue of women with disability was not addressed and if it was addressed, it did not come out forcefully. We have women who are marginalized further and these are women with disabilities. When you talk of economic empowerment, most women with disabilities are economically poor thus not able to sustain their families, take their children to school or get into what other women are getting into. This affects them fully and the cyclic nature of poverty continues in the lineage. This is an issue that needs to be addressed globally and all nations should know that we have a segment of women who have been abandoned and have not been given the voice. This is an issue that needs to be addressed globally. All nations should know that we have a segment of women that has been abandoned and not given a voice. Women should run with issues of disabilities because when it comes to political representation, women with disabilities are disadvantaged. For example, people with disabilities were not represented in 17 counties. Forums of this kind and magnitude are worth investing money in because we can get the best practices that are happening globally and borrow a leaf that will help us come up with the policies that will help empower the women. I beg to support this Motion and commend the Kenyan delegation that went to Iceland. They did a good job in getting the best practices. I am sure that when they were in Iceland, they were able to get the political agenda when it comes to women in leadership issues. I am sure that even as we continue interacting, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo will engage us further and set the agenda on women leadership. I thank you."
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