On the penultimate day of the Conference, Regional Workshops were convened in the morning. Africa The Africa Regional Workshop was chaired by the Moderator Sir Ramesh Jeewoolall, Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius. There is a need to involve women in the decision-making.
Girls have to be relieved from domestic work to study and later participate in politics.
Basic facilities like health, shelter, food and financial support are necessary for enabling women to participate in politics. Changes in existing laws, Penal Codes and electoral laws are essential to bring more women into politics. Quota for women may be accepted as a transitional solution, she said. To make democracy real, what is required is the removal of social, economic, political, cultural and organisational obstacles that prevent women's participation. There is a need to have genuine political will to bring about changes.