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We acknowledge several landmarks today: our newsletter celebrates its 50th edition (half a century!); we mark Women's Day; and we salute an empowering event for young people.
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We will not wish women a 'happy' Women's Day, because that reinforces the wrong perception - held by far too many people - that Women's Day is a sort of official Valentine's Day, an excuse to gift a woman with flowers and chocolate. (Not that there is anything wrong with flowers and chocolate, we hasten to add, and in that respect every day should be Women's Day).
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But the Women's Day celebrated on August 9th is an historical commemoration of the Women's March on the Union Buildings in protest of the pass laws, and should really be a day for all genders to reflect on imbalance in the workplace and society.
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It is the day where we should highlight the pay disparity between men and women, the pervasiveness of domestic abuse, the expectation that women should be submissive, the perception that female achievement is somehow less important than male achievement, and that women should 'know their place',
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So while it is nice to get a flowery message and edible gifts, for all genders it is really about examining their own lives to see if they have contributed to progress and equality. If you as a woman have ever been told that you are 'uppity', or words to that effect, then you have succeeded.
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And of course, this is the 50th edition of the Chronicle, our publication portal for Safreans to showcase their work. From the serious to the lighthearted - that is also our Chronicle this week. Enjoy.
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Women’s Day: 9 August. Women’s month: August. Women’s lot: Ongoing or evolving?
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Women in the workplace and impact of Covid-19
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Globally, job losses for women accounted for 5% of the 114 million jobs lost in 2020, compared to 3.9% for men, reveals report.
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How to survive 500 days of Covid
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On Sunday 8 August we will have had 500 days of Covid in South Africa, writes Gillian McAinsh, so here's how to survive the next 500.
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That Magnificent Man on His Flying Trapeze
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When life gives you lemons... learn to juggle with them! That's the lesson from founder of Zip Zap Circus School, Brent van Rensburg. He talks to Niki Moore
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“... errors are notoriously hard to kill, but an error that ascribes to a man what was actually the work of a woman has more lives than a cat.”
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This was the wry comment from Hertha Ayrton, British engineer, mathematician, physicist, inventor and activist, on learning that her friend Marie Curie’s work was credited to Curie’s husband. Why, for all she achieved by dint of hard work and a brilliant mind – and others like her – is Hertha Ayrton’s name not among the ‘Great Britons’ – like that of her compatriot Isambard Kingdom Brunel? Denial of women’s talent?
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Being out in Nature and high on a mountain in guaranteed to make you feel great.
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Authors share thoughts: self-publishing 101
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Authors talk about their publishing experiences through the self-publishing route. There are pros and cons including factors such as cost, risk and marketing - this will give you a taste of self-publishing is all about.
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Why we don’t all have the same 24 hours in a day
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“We all have the same 24 hours in the day”? Nope. I was told today that anyone can achieve radical productivity. That we all, and I’m quoting, have “the same number of hours in the day as Jeff Bezos, Oprah Winfrey and Elon Musk”.Bull. Shit.We don’t.We may live in a universe where Jeff and the other billionaires occupy the same planet as …
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Is Snow Black - Is Coal white?
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There are many anomalies. If it weren’t a serious matter it might be funny. Read on and you might learn something. You might laugh. Perhaps you’ll cry
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Three powerful memories collide with coincidence
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Are coincidences built into our tribal and lifestyle memories? Scrutinise your memories and decide for yourself.
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Gin Cocktail - No 4 - Woman's touch
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To mark Woman’s Day, here is a gin created by a Wonder Women trio, Sue Harper, Isabel Huxter, and Ann Claughton. The three close friends from Elgin poured their passion for gin into creating L-Gin gin, which celebrates the fruit grown in their region. L-Gin LUSH gin, one of their three varietals, is distilled with Granny Smith apples, juniper, and …
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#6 Where Words Take Us - Ballet
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Author: Helene vd Westhuizen
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Breaking the rules and changing history, Kitty Phetla entered the western-centric world of ballet. She's too tall, she's a proud black South African, and she's forever changed the stereotypical image of Pavlova's famous Dying Swan.
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