Women in Botswana face a “rough political arena,” but the government of the Southern African country says it is trying to increase their representation in parliament.

Currently just five of a total of 57 parliamentarians are female.

Edwin Batshu is Minister of Labour and Home Affairs with responsibility for gender affairs.

He has been in New York attending the 60^th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Daniel Dickinson began by asking him how proud he is of the progress Botswana has made in fighting gender inequality.

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