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History
Ngobese was inspired to create Women Forward by her grandfather's advocacy for "female leadership"; he wrote about the immense influence a mother has on a child as well as how his wife edited every one of his speeches. Ngobese also says women are more naturally "caring" and "inclusive", making them better suited to be leaders.

Ngobese worked as a gender consultant for a decade, and then joined the government. After becoming concerned about the lack of governmental concerns for gender issues, Ngobese decided to start her own political party. Women Forward was founded on June 25th, 2008, as an independent political party out of South Africa.

The party contested the 2009 South African General elections and lost their deposit in the process.

The party's manifesto was launched in Rustenburg on March 30th, 2019.

Membership
Women Forward has over 30,000 members within South Africa. Most membership is centered out of Limpopo, South Africa. Membership is also open to people who identify as LGBTQI as well as men.

Views
The party has a manifesto that lays out its major points of interest. Their main issues are:


 * 1) Eradication of Extreme Poverty and High Unemployment Levels
 * 2) Eradication of Gender Based Violence (GBV) due to High Levels of Crime
 * 3) Introduction of Robust Sex Education for both boys and girls to combat teen pregnancy and other health hazards by pre-adulthood sex
 * 4) Introduction of Targeted Education (Skills Development) for all women, including those 35 years of age and above
 * 5) Addressing Land Ownership by Marginalized Women/Families
 * 6) Focusing on the Environment and Sustainability for Community Wellbeing

Their manifesto also has a "call to action", urging the people of South Africa to come together to empower women to help them "achieve self-determination."

Controversies
In March 2019, Ngobese said:"'I actually think rapists should be executed, but castration is the second best. Rape is the worst of all crime and at the moment the law's response is pitiful."Ngobese went on to say the party would advocate for the castration of rapists and child assaulters.