Happy Women’s Day!

Indeed, every 8 March, women are the focus of attention all over the world. Whether for good or bad, eye service focus or just lip service purpose, it remains doubtful. The truth is that women have remained a focus of attention for many reasons, good or bad.

This is because, whether we want to face the reality of not, women remain vulnerable to abuse and violence – both close partner and male predatory gender based violence.

Social intimidation has also not fully abated. I was a recent victim – for wanting to exercise my constitutional right. Some will say what happened was not because of my gender. However, I can assure you that the psychology of the intimidator is rooted in the belief that I would easily get cowered because I am a woman. Some men actually did chicken out. But we stood strong. Even one of those intimidators today seek to be embraced in the cause he sought to kill at the embryonic stage of its commencement! I salute the women that stood by me in that struggle as we give a great legacy to the future generation that we are mentoring. I salute also my husband for his unflinching support to bring my conviction and vision into reality.

Today, I celebrate womanhood, because we have learnt to stand strong. We have learnt to use our brain as the true power of execution. Our heart has become the bed for holding our truth up in caring for those that need our help. Our bottom power has become a place for maintaining our relationship and holding our partners accountable to their humanity through mutual respect.

What else can I say other than to give you guys hugs and kisses as fellow pursuers of the dignity that makes us distinct as the crown of God’s creation. Even if you are not given to much religion, it does not make God less our truth and our reality.

I am proud to be a woman. There is no greater thing than being comfortable in your own skin – and I mean that both literally and figuratively.

Happy Women’s International Day to every one woman that has enough dignity to believe in her humanity and express her full reality!

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