{"id":21344,"date":"2021-08-24T13:49:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T11:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/youth-day-2021-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-08-28T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T09:02:10","slug":"womens-month-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/womens-month-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s month: Views from our staff and students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21344\" class=\"elementor elementor-21344\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41aeb6b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41aeb6b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4014885d\" data-id=\"4014885d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6949fbd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6949fbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Women\u2019s Day is an important reminder of the powerful display of unity in 1965 when mothers, daughters, wives, sisters, and friends united in solidarity to stand up for justice, equal opportunity and human rights.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;\">This Women\u2019s month, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) paid tribute to the generations of women whose resilience and sacrifices contributed to the creation of a democratic South Africa by hosting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/womens-month-public-lecture\/\">virtual public lecture under the theme Generation Equality: Realizing Women\u2019s Rights for an Equal Future<\/a>. Following this, the Communication and Marketing Unit invited staff and students to share their views about the importance of women in our South African history. This is what the #MySPU community had to say:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f8ebb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f8ebb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e090f04\" data-id=\"e090f04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba96a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba96a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Eli-Nimy-qnz9fua1cfvuydqfpyk5ta94d4hp9nztfdkunf475w.jpg\" title=\"Eli Nimy\" alt=\"Eli Nimy\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54e1273\" data-id=\"54e1273\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063553b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"063553b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #d23443;\"><strong>Eli Nimy, BSc Honours in Data Science student<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">What is your women\u2019s day message?<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong> <i>To me, Women&#8217;s Day is about celebrating women. They <a style=\"color: #000000;\" name=\"_Hlk80620059\"><\/a>are impeccable in every way. Their beauty, selfless love, spirit, determination, and strength are admirable. Thank you for being the woman that you are and for making the world a better place. Remember, wherever you are, there is magic. Happy Women&#8217;s Day.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aab482e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aab482e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a389c26\" data-id=\"a389c26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a831d14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a831d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Wiets-Botes-pc34nlw5fgdh494sitc9j2uedrfgbn8kgv38dxatdw.jpg\" title=\"Wiets Botes\" alt=\"Wiets Botes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24d3de5\" data-id=\"24d3de5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a9766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9a9766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #d23443;\"><strong>Wiets Botes, Lecturer: Teaching Practice, School of Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>What can men do more to support women in our society?<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><i><strong>Answer: <\/strong><\/i><em>Women\u2019s Day should not be about making women stronger. Women have always been strong. Women\u2019s Day should rather be about changing society\u2019s perception about that strength, there is absolutely no limit to what women can accomplish in society.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-73d3641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73d3641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54c692f\" data-id=\"54c692f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96515b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f96515b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Chantel-Louw-pc34ogwtozjxrdvqhoqybd0lzh6kdnnpl4m9820tok.jpg\" title=\"Chantel Louw\" alt=\"Chantel Louw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-438b8bd\" data-id=\"438b8bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0bd90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b0bd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #d23443;\"><strong>Chantel Louw, Advanced Diploma in Management student<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Question: <\/strong>How important is it for women to lift each other up and what does that mean to you?<\/p><p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> <em>Being a woman currently is very challenging given the misfortune that a lot of women face such as abuse, rape, and having self-confidence difficulties. A little act of kindness can empower a woman just by complimenting her and if that is what our energy and time are focused on, then we are using our energy to succeed as women.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Positive interactions, such as the lady&#8217;s pillow talk we have been having each year, help the Women of SPU and students to create a real movement to grow in sisterhood for a better tomorrow at SPU. The ultimate accomplishments we want to achieve are by uplifting and supporting each other as beautiful individuals who are unique in their way and have strong women that connect and support each other.<\/em><\/p><p><em>I believe, as women, we need to encourage each other and create a pathway that can lead to making other women stronger and more confident, especially in shaping their lives and careers.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a085511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a085511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"color: #d23443;\"><strong>Sukayna Obaray: Senior School Administrator, School of Humanities<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Question: <\/strong>What do you think is the single biggest issue currently faced by women in South Africa?<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0cm;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong> <i>Gender-based violence coupled with human trafficking and the deafening silence that surrounds the matter<\/i>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7fa0d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7fa0d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2a4b9\" data-id=\"cf2a4b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f311cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f311cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/inaHK4JpRNQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5624afd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5624afd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efeb926\" data-id=\"efeb926\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women\u2019s Day is an important reminder of the powerful display of unity in 1965 when mothers, daughters, wives, sisters, and friends united in solidarity to stand up for justice, equal opportunity and human rights. 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