Many times it is the women of our land who remember that ancient place, that umbilical cord connecting every one of us to the original ocean with special powers.

Disillusionment with political processes has increased the tendency to use the technology for escapism rather than to inform and inspire to action.

The tragic irony of this class-based empowerment of women is that rape is the one thing that makes us equal as women

Logically it is then our responsibility to support others, opening doors for other women, making it easier for more women to be recognised, to have opportunities, and to progress.

Historically, science and engineering have been perceived as left-brained sports dominated by the members of a male-only club in which women are not invited to play.

Our strength is in our ability to be soft and nurturing. This is not because we are physically “weaker” but because we strive to be mentally “stronger”.

How then, when we live in a country that upholds and protects women’s rights, have we let women’s health and rights fall from our agenda?

The saddest effect of climate change is that of the billions of vulnerable poor, 66% of those affected by climate-related disasters in developing economies are women.

The women of South Africa have a proud history of speaking up, of resisting the wrongs of this world and enforcing change.