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Women Empowerment or Women Survival? one are those days where Presidents, Prime Ministers, CEOs, Managing Director, Entrepreneurs amongst other were all men. Today, women have caused a revolution.
Jacinda Arden is Prime Minister of New Zealand; Christine Lagarde, former Chairperson and Managing Director of the international monetary fund (IMF) is today the Head of the European Central Bank. Twenty nine countries currently have women serving as heads of state or government, as of 29 November 2019.
Our time has now come to follow such great women leaders. Women Empowerment is a movement that includes respect, honour and recognition toward all women. As females, we are often abused physically, mentally and emotionally as we are seen weak. We are categorized as the ones who have to take care of our homes’ kitchens and ensure that babies are well fed. Indeed, one day we will have to go through these life stages if we want to but those do not define us, they are not the only reasons why we were created. We were not made to live on the oldfashioned sexist terms. Ladies, we are here to make an impact. Ma’isha Beebeejaun
As a 17 year old, I have to admit that there certainly is competition between girls. For instance, one does not like it when another girl does better than her in class. But why don’t we all become BOSSBABES? Bossbabes are women who know that they are the business. Rather than fighting other females, let us come together as a collective and clap when other women win instead of bothering our peace by playing with fire. Remember, that if something costs you your peace, then it is too expensive. It is crucial to empower women, for it is a matter of our survival. Women are still discriminated based on their gender. They are still paid less than men, expected to cook and clean. Due to their religions and culture, some are not allowed to pursue further studies and are forced to get married at a young age by their parents. An example can be the new law in Pakistan where underage girls can be married as long as they have had their first menstrual cycle, in accordance with Shari’a Law. This happens maybe because women are not given enough appreciation in society and are valued less than men. In addition, women have to also face other major challenges such as domestic violence, femicide, rape cases, child bride, patriarchy, sexism, racism and economic inequality. This occurs because women are not well educated on their rights in the society, bearing in mind that their rights are human rights. Nevertheless, we should not wave the white flag. There are still multiple ways to strengthen our Queendom. One of them is something we are already blessed with – Education. However, this does not mean that the road of learning and discoveries has a stop. It is a lifelong journey.
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