At its Polokwane national conference in 2007, the ANC adopted a 50%:50% representation target. This boosted women to 44% in Parliament and 43% in Cabinet under the leadership of President Jacob Zuma. [Applause.] The progress our nation is making is mainly due to the commitment of the ANC to women empowerment and gender equality. If other parties in this august House could follow suit, we would have long surpassed the 50% target in South Africa.