Some friendships are loud and obvious. Others are quiet, rare, and so genuine that you only realize their value when life tests you. This is about one of those rare friendships. She came all the way from Indonesia to Singapore just to see me and that alone says more than a thousand words ever could. In a world where people are always busy, always rushing, always distracted, finding someone who makes time for you feels almost unreal. Genuine friendship is hard to find. The kind that lasts forever is even harder. Most people don’t have time to listen. They hear you, but they don’t listen. But she listens, always. With patience. With care. Without judgment. Most people don’t want to help. They step back when things get hard. But she steps forward every single time. Helping not because she has to, but because she genuinely wants to. She is one of the kindest people I know. I once said that I have a wall around my life, a wall that protects me and keeps people at a distance. Not many can...
In a world dominated by patriarchy, I am amazed to see
strong and powerful women in our society. Very good examples are Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, Nirmala Sithraman, the current Defense Minister of
India and the second woman to hold the office, and our very own Charo Santos
Concio, the Chief Content Officer of ABS CBN which is the largest entertainment and
media conglomerate in the Philippines. Even though, gender discrimination is
still prevalent at this day and age, let’s always instill the empowerment of
women in every day of our life. There is nothing wrong with feeling confident,
satisfied and gratified. Women should have rights just like everyone else
regardless of the gender.
As women, we must:
Lead by example.
Empowering other women is to lead by example. Be a role
model in the society. Watch what we say. Practice what we preach. Live without
hurting others. Do our best in everything we do so that our little sisters, daughter, mother, and circle of women in our life will look up on us and pass on the traits
to other women.
Take care of our self.
Learn to empower our self so we can empower others. Love our
self. Every woman should know how to value their own self. Definitely, we can
help others if we know how to help ourselves.
Embrace challenges.
Never be afraid to take challenges. Be still and tough. It feels more empowered knowing that we can overcome any difficulties we face in this so-called life as long as we accept it and be strong enough to confront it.
Always be a professional.
Along the way, we will experience unpleasant management that
questions our capability or perhaps a co-worker that will attack us or look
down on us. These circumstances cannot be controlled, however we can always
choose to respond professionally. Understand the situation and act accordingly.
Support each other.
Women should support each other. Avoid destroying one another. Don’t gossip but build circle of supports every day. Let’s help one another to have better society rather than feeling jealous with each other.
Accept who you are.
Self-acceptance is the key to woman empowerment. When we are
able to accept who we are and our flaws, it will feel easier to do our
activities better. Feeling self-pity about our self only attracts negativity
and stops us to be more productive.
My point is not to imply that women are better than men. I
just want to cultivate the essence of empowerment for women because everyone is
entitled to it whether you’re a mother, sister, aunties or friends. Whatever
field or life we choose, there should be no hindrance to be our best and help
the society to be better.
I want to inspire all women around the world to raise our heads up high. Let’s make the world aware that women are not weak as the society perceives us. Women can be what they want to be and can fight hard to fulfill their dreams. Empowering womanhood is giving women rights to have their own decisions, having self-confidence and independence, and most importantly being equally treated in the society.
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