As a country we have made progress with regard to the representation of women in the legislative and executive arms of government. However, in many sectors women remain severely underrepresented. As I reported to the National Assembly, women constitute less than 10% of chief executive officers, CEOs, and chairpersons of boards of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, JSE. They hold only less than 16% of directorships and 21% of executive management positions in these companies. We are consulting on the Gender Equality Bill, which will provide us with legislative authority to hasten the empowerment of women and the attainment of the 50:50 gender parity. The final draft Bill will be submitted to Cabinet for approval by March 2012. The enactment of the Gender Equality Bill will lead to systemic improvements for women and facilitate the attainment of gender equality.