THE RISE OF A MZANTSI WOMAN
The 21st century woman; has a pioneering spirit, her ambitions go beyond the famous saying “a woman’s place is in the kitchen” limited to baby-making, care and being a symbol of man’s mama I made token.
“It is only when all black ”WOMEN” groups, join hands and speak with one voice that YOU “WOMEN” shall be a bargaining force which will decide its own destiny.” – 1976 Winnie Mandela
Women’s emancipation and the battle for equality, respect, equal pay, and equal opportunity will never be realized until the woman is fully awake and emancipated in full awareness of their power, their rights, responsibility, and practice.
“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. “Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.” ―jim Collins
First is asking questions on how you got here as women. This is a triple-action view, call it the 3D perspective if you like; it is about looking at the past, the present and the understanding what the aspirations of the future for the women and by the woman.
Let’s start with the end in mind and bring it to sight The FUTURE and to understand what kind of a Future do women want, what does it look and feel like:
To do that; women must explore and articulate their aspirations their pain and frustrations; what do you long for?
They must curve the vision of how the 22nd century woman look and feel like? Remember the future is secured in the present and enjoy by generations and most of those generations might have no clue what you have done, yet delight in the bosom of your blood sweat and tears.
The PRESENT - where are you and how you got here? Is it where you want to be? Are you sure that generations of women to come are safe and secured in the silent teachings as well as in writings and spoken word?
What are you standing for? What is your pain as a woman at this time?
How the girl-child is raised, what expectations are placed on her shoulders what is she learning as a child that will enable her or disempower her when the time comes. The importance of family the role of marriage and the responsibilities and rights you have when you get married. What teaching (imiyalo) does the girl get as she is being ushered into married life or a long term relationship.
Women, Black, coloured Indians, white and all, are all challenged and technically stranded in the patriarchal society.the funny part you are a majority in South Africa yet you are the most deprived. Your voice has no power unless a man endorses it. You have to beg for your right and you are a majority. This is what I call crazy.
I would like to put a challenge to women instead of just protesting and picketing to host a mother of all women’s convention the land has ever known and to establish and articulate a mandate to enable women and to live and feel emancipated, the convention should start on 9 August 2020. You must be the change you wish to see in South Africa- Mahatma Gandhi edited “world” to South Africa Isaac Mavuso