Seventy years after the historic 1956 Women's March, South Africa has made significant progress towards gender equality, but women continue to face poverty, unemployment, gender-based violence and unequal economic opportunities. The article argues that empowering women through education, economic inclusion, leadership opportunities and stronger action against GBVF is essential to building a more equal and prosperous South Africa.

This year holds particular historical significance as South Africa marks the 70th anniversary of the historic Women’s March of 9 August 1956, writes Russian Ambassador to South…

Our responsibility, seventy years later, is to transform the promise of our Constitution into a lived reality by advancing economic justice, substantive equality and opportunity…