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WOMEN’S MONTH IS A TIME WHEN WE CELEBRATE WOMEN, THEIR UNIQUENESS, THEIR CREATIVITY, THEIR STRENGTH, THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS – EVERYTHING THEY ARE
by Emma, “This isn’t just, ‘girls are better than boys, boys are better than girls’. This is just, ‘everyone deserves a fair chance’.” It’s not just a women issue, it’s a human rights issue. HeForShe is an invitation to men and people of all genders to stand in solidarity with women to create a bold, visible and united force for gender equality. The men of HeForShe aren’t on the sidelines, they are working with women and with each other to build businesses, raise families and give back to their communities. Commit to HeForShe and inspire millions of others to do the same. www.heforshe.org
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ugust is a month when we acknowledge, honour, and commend significant women who, on a daily basis, inspire and strengthen women in our community. We are not simply referring to feminists who are shaping a more gender equal future, but to powerful women who have powerful messages to share. Here are some women worth mentioning.
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Launched by Emma Watson, HeForShe is the United Nations global solidarity movement for gender equality. As quoted
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Edith is a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a greatgrandmother. She is a psychologist, an author and an Auschwitz survivor. She is an incredibly insightful woman who is testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of choice in our lives. She has combined her formal education in psychology and her own life challenges to help countless people heal and live full lives. Edith shares her story and strategies to heal in her books The Choice and The Gift, and can be found on social media platforms and podcasts. You’ll be inspired by her capacity to heal, to be positive, to build a beautiful life, despite trauma. As she says, “To celebrate the gift of life is to find the gift in everything that happens, even the parts that are difficult, that we’re not sure we can survive.”
dreditheger.com; The Gift, R239, The Choice, R165, www.takealot.com
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Nigerian Chimamanda is an awardwinning author, a creative writing coach
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