On March 8, South African women celebrated International Women’s Day. A day for women to recognise and reaffirm themselves on their journeys of attaining equity, strength, empowerment within all spheres and attaining all rights. This has also been supported by the Bill of Rights and policies implemented within the public and private sectors.
For some of us women, the fact that women have a right to vote, have education, work and hold public office suffices. For others, it is about being as respected as a man and keeping the same status as a man