Editors Note

Hi Everyone,

As we celebrate International Women’s Day this Sunday, let’s acknowledge how far we have come with the support of a society that increasingly welcomes us as leaders, professionals, innovators, carers, thinkers and change-makers.

I grew up in the UK with two teachers for parents and two younger brothers. When we were little, Mum took seven years off to raise us in a tiny cottage in Hampshire. To this day, she says those years were among the happiest of her life.

Returning to work, however, was a different story. By the late ’80s and early ’90s, women were encouraged to build careers, but they were also still largely expected to run the household. Like so many mums of that era, she somehow did both: teaching all day, helping us with homework each evening, and an endless cycle of washing, cooking and organising in between.

Fast forward 30 years and, thankfully, much has changed. In many homes, equality is no longer an aspiration but the norm. Both partners work. Both partners parent. The dad might be packing lunchboxes; the mum might be mowing the lawn.

Roles are negotiated, not prescribed. The focus has shifted from “who should do what” to “how do we share the load?”

And that’s the real win. Equality isn’t about women becoming more like men, or men stepping aside. It’s about creating space for everyone to be fully themselves.

Today, you’re just as likely to see a woman leading a boardroom as you are to see a man openly talking about his feelings. Strength looks different now, and that’s progress.

So, this International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the women who pushed boundaries, the men who stood beside them, and the next generation growing up believing they can define success on their own terms - as people, not stereotypes.

Rach

Quote of the week: “All men, and women, and everything in between are created equal” (Melissa Etheridge)

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