Since 1996 however, gender inequality has increased, perhaps because political commitments to gender equality are actually vacuous, populous propaganda. For 25 years there has been no real support for the Commission for Gender Equality; there have been debates in this House, numbers thrown around, gender issues spoken about but actually there hasn't been any significant monetary or resource support for the Commission for Gender Equality. That is why we are experiencing the inequalities and violence against women we see today because they still remain vulnerable.