by Michele Marius | Jan 20, 2023 | Inspiration
It may be unspoken, but there still seems to be an expectation that girls and women should be modest about their desires, abilities and achievements. But at the same time, there can be a sense that women are penalised for not living up to their potential, particularly...
by Michele Marius | Jan 19, 2023 | Inspiration
Whether we realise it or not, we were born under circumstances that we could not control. And as children, we were also raised under circumstances we could not control, and so would have been exposed to certain things or had experiences that perhaps in retrospect, we...
by Michele Marius | Jan 18, 2023 | Inspiration
Being a professional woman can be a precarious affair. And if you are also a mother, society thinks that childcare should be your priority. And if you are unmarried and/or childless, you do not have a life unless or until you get married and have children. Women can...
by Michele Marius | Jan 17, 2023 | Inspiration
It is unlikely that any of us think of ourselves as a doormat. Very rarely would we accept being treated badly and not complain. Moreover, we most likely are familiar with someone whom we consider a doormat, and wonder why he or she puts up with such poor treatment....
by Michele Marius | Jan 16, 2023 | Inspiration
Starting from the time we are children, we have dreams of how we would like our lives to unfold. To varying degrees, we may have put some plans in place to achieve those goals, but inevitably, “life happens” and our trajectory changes, or we are veered off course...
by Michele Marius | Jan 15, 2023 | Inspiration
When women, or persons from minority groups, for example, demand changes in their treatment, often they are reminded that they had been silent on previous occasions when infractions took place. In an effort to keep the door open for others coming after us to not...
