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Commentary

In September 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women will convene in Beijing.

In last year's edition of The Progress of Nations, Conference Secretary-General Gertrude Mongella wrote about the changes required in education, in health and family planning, in law, and in technology, to advance the struggle towards gender equality.

This year, Frene Ginwala, Speaker of the South African National Assembly, writes about the importance of women in parliaments - and of what they do when they get there.