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I have just come back energised from a meeting of more than 1000 women from all over South Africa convened by the Ministry of Women, Children and People with Disabilities. At this meeting women were acknowledging how far we have come as a nation in making our constitution a lived constitution where human dignity, equality, freedoms and rights are promoted and protected. They also boldly stated where the system failed them whilst committing to participating in their own empowerment and in nation-building.
In this month of August the dignity, rights and freedoms of women are being celebrated. We remember the role played by the women of 1956, our pioneers in standing for women’s dignity in South Africa. We celebrate many more sisters who have gone and those who live and work tirelessly in boardrooms, in homes, in villages, at workplaces to build a better South Africa. We are in solidarity with many sisters who continue to receive a raw deal in our society.
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Source: Gender Links Opinion and Commentary Service
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