Southern Africa: Women take on the old boys club

"Over the last ten years the situation for women in Tanzania has changed considerably. The Tanzanian government has adopted affirmative action in encouraging gender equality in parliament and local government authorities. The number of seats in parliament held by women has risen from 10 percent in 1990 to 21 percent in 2000." This is according to an interview with Gertrude Mongela, MP and Speaker for the Pan-African Parliament, Tanzania, by Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA).