How can we have a ‘happy’ Women's Day in this country?
Women’s prospects for a good, autonomous and prosperous life have declined precipitously
14 August 2022 - 00:00
Throughout the past week people have been wishing me a happy Women’s Day. From mild acquaintances to complete strangers. In meetings and supermarkets and coffee shops and petrol stations. I am a woman, of course, and I know they mean well, but I just don’t know what it is that women in SA are supposed to be happy about...
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