Governments should commit to support them because without them, the promotion of women will not be taken seriously. Not all government delegations were this complimentary about the sector. The head of the Zambian delegation, Michael Sata, said that NGO's did not understand the realities of the countries they worked in because they had an urban bias while most poor women are rural-dwellers. The government report won conference kudos for constitutional reforms to entrench equality, national structures they have set up to advance women and for some best practices. Five years is a short time in which to measure development.
Durable change is built over time and needs a change in values.
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