09/08/2025
May we continue to mentor, raise, and educate women who are unafraid to take up space.
May this Women’s Day remind us that audacious women have always been — and continue to be — major forces at the forefront of change in South Africa and across the world.
We still need to talk about women in leadership.
We still need to talk about female reproductive health.
We still need to advocate for young women to receive the education they need to prevent early pregnancy.
We still need to fight against gender-based violence.
We still need to challenge the unfair treatment of women in the workplace.
We still need to talk about women’s rights to ownership and their right to participate fully in the politics of their countries.
We still need to raise awareness about the impact of intersectionality.
We still need to advocate — loudly and consistently — for the rights of women.
We must continue to prioritise the issues that make life disproportionately harder for women, not only on our own doorstep, but around the globe. Yes, some of us have come a long way, but for many women, the journey has only just begun.
May we be audacious enough to fight for the things that make us uncomfortable, the things that stir our sense of justice.
May today — and every day after — remind us that women matter, and that they matter equally, no matter where their home address may be.
