The 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices have shown that South Africa has made progress in its quest for gender equality, particularly in terms of women's representation and participation. The MDG Report showed that the number of women in the South African Parliament increased from 27% in 1994 to 44% in 2009. Similarly, representation in provincial legislatures increased. However, if all of us were looking at the gender question and at women holding key positions - which is why we have the Multiparty Women's Caucus to share how we as the ANC do things - South African women would have been much further ahead and the stats would have shown that.