Mozambique’s first female prime minister, Luisa D. Diogo, addressed the second Spain-Africa International Meeting on March 7, 2008, in Madrid, Spain, with her International Women’s Day speech “Women for a Better World.” Diogo reflects that the challenges faced on the continent of Africa are the same as those seen elsewhere around the globe: domestic violence, sexual abuse, low levels of employment and educational opportunities, increased levels of poverty, a lack of adequate housing options, food insecurity, slow economic development, and the effects of climate change. Diogo stresses that the empowerment of women and gender equality in Africa contributes to a better society and directly affects the health and well-being of women and children. Diogo uses Mozambique as an example, stating that there has been an increase in the number of women who hold public office, and consequently bills have been drafted to combat violence against women, particularly domestic violence, and the groundbreaking Family Act was passed by the country’s parliament in 2004. The act raises the minimum age of marriage for girls to eighteen, allows widows to inherit land and other property, and grants women the right to seek divorce in the case of domestic violence or infidelity, to create and enforce prenuptial agreements, to work outside the home without the permission of a husband or other male relative, and to buy and own property and other financial assets, among other measures.