Women have come a long way, particularly in South Africa. Women’s Day this year marked the 53rd anniversary of the women’s march. A march in which women from diverse backgrounds got together to say that they had had enough of the pass laws. From these bold beginnings women have climbed to the tops of executive ladders, a sure sing of what a long way they have come.
Hectic Nine 9’s Schelaine joined us in studio today, to help us celebrate women in our lives. Undoubtedly the role of women has changed and women have been moving ever more steadily into the public realm, we cannot stop fighting because even greater injustices against women take place daily.
The important contribution proffered by women on a daily basis is now widely recognised. Yet women still bear the brunt of poverty and disease to mention but a few. The show was dedicated to the women making ripples in the public sphere, e.g. in business but most notably to the unsung heroes who struggle everyday just to put food on the table.
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