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With women becoming more involved and gaining equal rights to men, the politics and government in Mozambique is also improving. The revision of the the constitution in 2004 started Mozambique’s actions towards promoting women’s status and rights because the revision included women protection and promotion clauses. Mozambique's President, Armando Emilio Guebeza, was awarded the African Gender Award, for his efforts in campaigning wider participation of women in his government. He also signed into law legal instruments such domestic violence act and the anti-human trafficking act, a move to help enhance the protection of women's rights in the country.

Also, the government passed “Family laws” which aim to help the well-being of family life and specifically women. The new Family Law protects a lot of women's rights and for the first time legally recognizes customary marriages. The law increased the ages of legal marriages from 14 and 16 to 18 years for both girls and boys. Research has shown that when women marry at an older age, their economic opportunities, education, and health are greater. This ultimately will help the politics and government of Mozambique if women are able to provide and contribute the the country economically.

The Minister of Women's Affairs and Social Welfare, Iolanda Cintura comments on the political needs of women and elevating their rights; "The needs of Mozambican women are enormous, but in this renewal of our cooperation we are prioritising training actions, publicity for women's rights, establishing gender units in selected sectors, and setting up District Women's Advancement Councils.” So, the Mozambique government is starting to rely on the women and what they can provide for the country. While the government continues to help and improve the women’s rights, the government itself is improving and developing which overall helps the good of the country. Women seldom reach and actually become involved in politics however Luisa Diog was the first Mozambique female Prime Minister and is greatly positively impacting Mozambique. The Mozambique government was labeled as a failed state, but now the country is rapidly growing in economics due to the refined government. Due to the increasing involvement of and bettering the treatment of women, it has allowed the politics and government of Mozambique to properly develop and advance with important impacts from women, like Diog.

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