good-evening TEDTalk us it is such a privilege to be here tonight and I’m so
privilege to be here tonight and I’m so
privilege to be here tonight and I’m so excited to be here sharing my ideas
excited to be here sharing my ideas
excited to be here sharing my ideas worth spreading with you are you excited
worth spreading with you are you excited
worth spreading with you are you excited to be here yeah yeah I am so excited
to be here yeah yeah I am so excited
to be here yeah yeah I am so excited that you guys are all so excited as I am
that you guys are all so excited as I am
that you guys are all so excited as I am about today’s talk show or today’s TEDx
about today’s talk show or today’s TEDx
about today’s talk show or today’s TEDx talk and you probably ask him yourself
talk and you probably ask him yourself
talk and you probably ask him yourself oh you probably whispering to the person
oh you probably whispering to the person
oh you probably whispering to the person sitting next to you you saying it
sitting next to you you saying it
sitting next to you you saying it shouldn’t nevers that she’s calling us
shouldn’t nevers that she’s calling us
shouldn’t nevers that she’s calling us TEDx or Ted talkers well the truth is
TEDx or Ted talkers well the truth is
TEDx or Ted talkers well the truth is without you sitting in yet they can be
without you sitting in yet they can be
without you sitting in yet they can be no TED talk I believe that is phenomenal
no TED talk I believe that is phenomenal
no TED talk I believe that is phenomenal and beautiful people like you sitting on
and beautiful people like you sitting on
and beautiful people like you sitting on these chairs tonight who make Ted the
these chairs tonight who make Ted the
these chairs tonight who make Ted the greatest and because of that I would
greatest and because of that I would
greatest and because of that I would like you to look at the person sitting
like you to look at the person sitting
like you to look at the person sitting next to you and as they are looking at
next to you and as they are looking at
next to you and as they are looking at them I want to smile and if the smile of
them I want to smile and if the smile of
them I want to smile and if the smile of them I wanted to say to them
them I wanted to say to them
them I wanted to say to them you are the greatest
because all of you ladies and gentlemen
because all of you ladies and gentlemen are the greatest
are the greatest
are the greatest my name is position and I will be
my name is position and I will be
my name is position and I will be advocating for the liberation of women
advocating for the liberation of women
advocating for the liberation of women within our societies so I realize that
within our societies so I realize that
within our societies so I realize that and one of those people who love
and one of those people who love
and one of those people who love thinking as she said I can think about
thinking as she said I can think about
thinking as she said I can think about you know those deep thoughts serious
you know those deep thoughts serious
you know those deep thoughts serious thought and at the same time almost up
thought and at the same time almost up
thought and at the same time almost up walled in a black hey where are you
walled in a black hey where are you
walled in a black hey where are you going and one like that in the house I’m
going and one like that in the house I’m
going and one like that in the house I’m the only one who has this weird things
the only one who has this weird things
the only one who has this weird things happening to her lately however a line
happening to her lately however a line
happening to her lately however a line of thought has been developing on my
of thought has been developing on my
of thought has been developing on my mind and that is what is there were no
mind and that is what is there were no
mind and that is what is there were no rules on how and what a woman should be
rules on how and what a woman should be
rules on how and what a woman should be or should be like what if there were no
or should be like what if there were no
or should be like what if there were no regulations or rule that pressure woman
regulations or rule that pressure woman
regulations or rule that pressure woman to marry or have children can you begin
to marry or have children can you begin
to marry or have children can you begin to imagine that kind of a world well for
to imagine that kind of a world well for
to imagine that kind of a world well for me in the context of the tough it is
me in the context of the tough it is
me in the context of the tough it is difficult to begin to imagine such a
difficult to begin to imagine such a
difficult to begin to imagine such a world or should I say in the context of
world or should I say in the context of
world or should I say in the context of Africa as a whole and my line of thought
Africa as a whole and my line of thought
Africa as a whole and my line of thought is rooted from my upbringing as a child
is rooted from my upbringing as a child
is rooted from my upbringing as a child it all started in ladyfriend in a small
it all started in ladyfriend in a small
it all started in ladyfriend in a small village where I was born and raised by
village where I was born and raised by
village where I was born and raised by my late grandmother oom about Penghu
my late grandmother oom about Penghu
my late grandmother oom about Penghu castiel sewers often called by her clear
castiel sewers often called by her clear
castiel sewers often called by her clear name a beautiful respectable brave and
name a beautiful respectable brave and
name a beautiful respectable brave and the traditional woman she was so as I
the traditional woman she was so as I
the traditional woman she was so as I was growing up I fantasized and I desire
was growing up I fantasized and I desire
was growing up I fantasized and I desire to be half the woman she was because of
to be half the woman she was because of
to be half the woman she was because of car
car
car that’s the only time or the only
that’s the only time or the only
that’s the only time or the only perception I had in my mind of who and
perception I had in my mind of who and
perception I had in my mind of who and what a woman should become or should be
what a woman should become or should be
what a woman should become or should be like and that perception changed the day
like and that perception changed the day
like and that perception changed the day I came to Cape Town the city of dreams
I came to Cape Town the city of dreams
I came to Cape Town the city of dreams people’s rooms come to reality and when
people’s rooms come to reality and when
people’s rooms come to reality and when I came to Cape Town that as well was
I came to Cape Town that as well was
I came to Cape Town that as well was exposed to different ideas different
exposed to different ideas different
exposed to different ideas different philosophies different perceptions of
philosophies different perceptions of
philosophies different perceptions of who a woman should be oh ho a woman
who a woman should be oh ho a woman
who a woman should be oh ho a woman eaves and those differences and
eaves and those differences and
eaves and those differences and philosophies and perceptions in views
philosophies and perceptions in views
philosophies and perceptions in views can be summarized or I have summarized
can be summarized or I have summarized
can be summarized or I have summarized them into a traditional and the modern
them into a traditional and the modern
them into a traditional and the modern woman a modern woman based on my
woman a modern woman based on my
woman a modern woman based on my observation is the kind who is a
observation is the kind who is a
observation is the kind who is a princess coat she’s the kind who is
princess coat she’s the kind who is
princess coat she’s the kind who is dependent and she is known as a softie
dependent and she is known as a softie
dependent and she is known as a softie she I don’t really do anything for
she I don’t really do anything for
she I don’t really do anything for herself she relies on the husband or the
herself she relies on the husband or the
herself she relies on the husband or the men to take care of her mind you she did
men to take care of her mind you she did
men to take care of her mind you she did not just decide on doing that or
not just decide on doing that or
not just decide on doing that or becoming like that solely but from the
becoming like that solely but from the
becoming like that solely but from the day she was born
day she was born
day she was born it was already set up for her all she
it was already set up for her all she
it was already set up for her all she could do was to receive absorb and
could do was to receive absorb and
could do was to receive absorb and become what the society had already
become what the society had already
become what the society had already dictated even before she was born
dictated even before she was born
dictated even before she was born she is known as the wife material even
she is known as the wife material even
she is known as the wife material even at the age when she is studying even at
at the age when she is studying even at
at the age when she is studying even at the 80s use gross she’s already wired
the 80s use gross she’s already wired
the 80s use gross she’s already wired and her mind already is preparing
and her mind already is preparing
and her mind already is preparing yourself that I should not take a job
yourself that I should not take a job
yourself that I should not take a job that will pay me so much because I’m so
that will pay me so much because I’m so
that will pay me so much because I’m so scared that I’m gonna intimidate my
scared that I’m gonna intimidate my
scared that I’m gonna intimidate my potential husband she’s the kind who
potential husband she’s the kind who
potential husband she’s the kind who stays at home to take out the kids cook
stays at home to take out the kids cook
stays at home to take out the kids cook for the husband whether I’m saying that
for the husband whether I’m saying that
for the husband whether I’m saying that is wrong but she does that because the
is wrong but she does that because the
is wrong but she does that because the society is expecting of her to be like
society is expecting of her to be like
society is expecting of her to be like that and therefore she strike so much
that and therefore she strike so much
that and therefore she strike so much that I want to keep up I want to be this
that I want to keep up I want to be this
that I want to keep up I want to be this woman that the society says as
woman that the society says as
woman that the society says as become seems respectful is obedient you
become seems respectful is obedient you
become seems respectful is obedient you often hear her saying and with that and
often hear her saying and with that and
often hear her saying and with that and that is yes my husband in the Cosa you
that is yes my husband in the Cosa you
that is yes my husband in the Cosa you often find her also saying and without a
often find her also saying and without a
often find her also saying and without a Salah and that is yes father-in-law in
Salah and that is yes father-in-law in
Salah and that is yes father-in-law in Gaza and one thing that you should note
Gaza and one thing that you should note
Gaza and one thing that you should note is that she does not actually always
is that she does not actually always
is that she does not actually always agree with what they’re saying but she’s
agree with what they’re saying but she’s
agree with what they’re saying but she’s taught and wire that she should agree
taught and wire that she should agree
taught and wire that she should agree with everything they say because she’s
with everything they say because she’s
with everything they say because she’s simply a woman on the other hand we have
simply a woman on the other hand we have
simply a woman on the other hand we have the modern woman the excited about life
the modern woman the excited about life
the modern woman the excited about life the pursue your dreams they are all
the pursue your dreams they are all
the pursue your dreams they are all about getting PhD getting their
about getting PhD getting their
about getting PhD getting their certification to become you know the
certification to become you know the
certification to become you know the best programmer in the world and so on
best programmer in the world and so on
best programmer in the world and so on and so forth they are all about tramping
and so forth they are all about tramping
and so forth they are all about tramping the copper later leather and you see
the copper later leather and you see
the copper later leather and you see them within the society they are leaders
them within the society they are leaders
them within the society they are leaders in areas where they have expected in
in areas where they have expected in
in areas where they have expected in however the question is are any of these
however the question is are any of these
however the question is are any of these views a fair perception of who a woman
views a fair perception of who a woman
views a fair perception of who a woman should be or should be like and I
should be or should be like and I
should be or should be like and I realized as our captain pondering on
realized as our captain pondering on
realized as our captain pondering on this matter that it actually stands or
this matter that it actually stands or
this matter that it actually stands or the the underpinning cause of this
the the underpinning cause of this
the the underpinning cause of this matter is the culture where we live in
matter is the culture where we live in
matter is the culture where we live in or is the culture that we find within
or is the culture that we find within
or is the culture that we find within our societies and this culture that we
our societies and this culture that we
our societies and this culture that we see or that we receive as as we grow up
see or that we receive as as we grow up
see or that we receive as as we grow up is actually influenced by factors such
is actually influenced by factors such
is actually influenced by factors such as religion such as the family
as religion such as the family
as religion such as the family structures and other factors that we
structures and other factors that we
structures and other factors that we found within a society which influence
found within a society which influence
found within a society which influence how people behave and I believe that it
how people behave and I believe that it
how people behave and I believe that it is important that we begin to look into
is important that we begin to look into
is important that we begin to look into this matter
this matter
this matter because it stains and it pains the
because it stains and it pains the
because it stains and it pains the society in many different ways I don’t
society in many different ways I don’t
society in many different ways I don’t know whether we have noticed or whether
know whether we have noticed or whether
know whether we have noticed or whether we are tending a blind spot to the
we are tending a blind spot to the
we are tending a blind spot to the stains and the pains that it is causing
stains and the pains that it is causing
stains and the pains that it is causing and some of them include poverty let’s
and some of them include poverty let’s
and some of them include poverty let’s say for example we take around a moment
say for example we take around a moment
say for example we take around a moment from the Eastern Cape
from the Eastern Cape
from the Eastern Cape her husband works in Joe Beck or in
her husband works in Joe Beck or in
her husband works in Joe Beck or in Devon or in Captain she’s left there she
Devon or in Captain she’s left there she
Devon or in Captain she’s left there she takes cup the kids who takes care takes
takes cup the kids who takes care takes
takes cup the kids who takes care takes care of the house and do all the wifely
care of the house and do all the wifely
care of the house and do all the wifely things that are meant to be done by
things that are meant to be done by
things that are meant to be done by wives god forbid the husband passes on
wives god forbid the husband passes on
wives god forbid the husband passes on that to option she’s left with it’s
that to option she’s left with it’s
that to option she’s left with it’s another life the late husband’s brother
another life the late husband’s brother
another life the late husband’s brother takes over the wife or the wife goes
takes over the wife or the wife goes
takes over the wife or the wife goes down the downward spiral and becomes
down the downward spiral and becomes
down the downward spiral and becomes poor mind you that can that could have
poor mind you that can that could have
poor mind you that can that could have been avoided if only the right
been avoided if only the right
been avoided if only the right perception but the right view was
perception but the right view was
perception but the right view was defined in the first place of how she
defined in the first place of how she
defined in the first place of how she should be or how she should embrace and
should be or how she should embrace and
should be or how she should embrace and develop herself as a holistic woman will
develop herself as a holistic woman will
develop herself as a holistic woman will also find women becoming what is in our
also find women becoming what is in our
also find women becoming what is in our days called blessed seas anyone familiar
days called blessed seas anyone familiar
days called blessed seas anyone familiar with the term I’m sure and what I’m
with the term I’m sure and what I’m
with the term I’m sure and what I’m actually realize about the templates is
actually realize about the templates is
actually realize about the templates is you find that women are driving so hard
you find that women are driving so hard
you find that women are driving so hard they are trying so hard to be the
they are trying so hard to be the
they are trying so hard to be the so-called modern woman however and they
so-called modern woman however and they
so-called modern woman however and they tried so hard to be the so-called modern
tried so hard to be the so-called modern
tried so hard to be the so-called modern woman that said there’s no woman mindset
woman that said there’s no woman mindset
woman that said there’s no woman mindset is still at play because the remember
is still at play because the remember
is still at play because the remember she is servicing whosoever sees
she is servicing whosoever sees
she is servicing whosoever sees everything
everything
everything who she believes has the ability to
who she believes has the ability to
who she believes has the ability to create and and and make the money so
create and and and make the money so
create and and and make the money so that she can go up because symbol Eve
that she can go up because symbol Eve
that she can go up because symbol Eve that she cannot do that on her own so
that she cannot do that on her own so
that she cannot do that on her own so she didn’t need someone who helped her
she didn’t need someone who helped her
she didn’t need someone who helped her climb up we also find women leaning
climb up we also find women leaning
climb up we also find women leaning against the wall pushing stones kicking
against the wall pushing stones kicking
against the wall pushing stones kicking them so depressed we’re trying to be the
them so depressed we’re trying to be the
them so depressed we’re trying to be the ideal woman and and no one knows who is
ideal woman and and no one knows who is
ideal woman and and no one knows who is this ideal woman or how she looks like
this ideal woman or how she looks like
this ideal woman or how she looks like and the one that pains me the most is
and the one that pains me the most is
and the one that pains me the most is the division that we see amongst women
the division that we see amongst women
the division that we see amongst women there who’s better than whom kind of
there who’s better than whom kind of
there who’s better than whom kind of views as it traditional as it the modern
views as it traditional as it the modern
views as it traditional as it the modern one and in result of that I would like
one and in result of that I would like
one and in result of that I would like to close question two questions to you
to close question two questions to you
to close question two questions to you and that is does the fact that I’ve
and that is does the fact that I’ve
and that is does the fact that I’ve chosen to pursue my dreams have a career
chosen to pursue my dreams have a career
chosen to pursue my dreams have a career become a kick as CEO of create my own
become a kick as CEO of create my own
become a kick as CEO of create my own company that makes billions of friend
company that makes billions of friend
company that makes billions of friend develop software that will be utilized
develop software that will be utilized
develop software that will be utilized by international company and make a mark
by international company and make a mark
by international company and make a mark for myself and become an influential
for myself and become an influential
for myself and become an influential woman and decide not to marry and to not
woman and decide not to marry and to not
woman and decide not to marry and to not have a child does that make me less of a
have a child does that make me less of a
have a child does that make me less of a woman
woman
woman on the other hand but decide that ah I
on the other hand but decide that ah I
on the other hand but decide that ah I want to serve my husband not self as in
want to serve my husband not self as in
want to serve my husband not self as in being a slave but I want to sell my
being a slave but I want to sell my
being a slave but I want to sell my husband I want to take care of my
husband I want to take care of my
husband I want to take care of my children that is all I want to do yes I
children that is all I want to do yes I
children that is all I want to do yes I want to get this degree but I don’t see
want to get this degree but I don’t see
want to get this degree but I don’t see myself really using it does that make me
myself really using it does that make me
myself really using it does that make me less of a woman
less of a woman
less of a woman and in response to that I want to
and in response to that I want to
and in response to that I want to declare today and I want us to declare
declare today and I want us to declare
declare today and I want us to declare today that it is time for women to be
today that it is time for women to be
today that it is time for women to be liberated it is time for women to be
liberated it is time for women to be
liberated it is time for women to be freed from the stereotypes from the
freed from the stereotypes from the
freed from the stereotypes from the frames from the classifications which
frames from the classifications which
frames from the classifications which have been established within the Society
have been established within the Society
have been established within the Society of what they should be or what they
of what they should be or what they
of what they should be or what they should not be and as a result I am
should not be and as a result I am
should not be and as a result I am proposing that it is time that we begin
proposing that it is time that we begin
proposing that it is time that we begin to view women holistically in a manner
to view women holistically in a manner
to view women holistically in a manner that is meaningful and understandable
that is meaningful and understandable
that is meaningful and understandable and sensible to them and that can be
and sensible to them and that can be
and sensible to them and that can be viewing them as strong people and wise
viewing them as strong people and wise
viewing them as strong people and wise people a brave people a people of
people a brave people a people of
people a brave people a people of intellect and people who are loving a
intellect and people who are loving a
intellect and people who are loving a people who are caring at people who are
people who are caring at people who are
people who are caring at people who are influential and importantly
influential and importantly
influential and importantly only if that is sensible and meaningful
only if that is sensible and meaningful
only if that is sensible and meaningful to them and as women begin to move or
to them and as women begin to move or
to them and as women begin to move or gravitate towards the life of being
gravitate towards the life of being
gravitate towards the life of being liberated I believe it is going to be
liberated I believe it is going to be
liberated I believe it is going to be very important for us as women to begin
very important for us as women to begin
very important for us as women to begin to discover our words because in the
to discover our words because in the
to discover our words because in the process of discovering our word that is
process of discovering our word that is
process of discovering our word that is we’re gonna identify what is exactly my
we’re gonna identify what is exactly my
we’re gonna identify what is exactly my peppers what is exactly my identity and
peppers what is exactly my identity and
peppers what is exactly my identity and I believe that it is gonna be important
I believe that it is gonna be important
I believe that it is gonna be important for us to continue this programs that
for us to continue this programs that
for us to continue this programs that were already started where we motivate
were already started where we motivate
were already started where we motivate each other where we have workshops
each other where we have workshops
each other where we have workshops seminars where we build each other as
seminars where we build each other as
seminars where we build each other as women so that we can discover our world
women so that we can discover our world
women so that we can discover our world and as we are busy discovering our word
and as we are busy discovering our word
and as we are busy discovering our word we may also begin to develop self-esteem
we may also begin to develop self-esteem
we may also begin to develop self-esteem self-efficacy and know our identity and
self-efficacy and know our identity and
self-efficacy and know our identity and thus become driving citizens or driving
thus become driving citizens or driving
thus become driving citizens or driving participants within our economy and
participants within our economy and
participants within our economy and other spheres of influence within our
other spheres of influence within our
other spheres of influence within our country and the world at large
country and the world at large
country and the world at large and to the entire society that is the
and to the entire society that is the
and to the entire society that is the man who includes our fathers our
man who includes our fathers our
man who includes our fathers our brothers our cousins etc etc their
brothers our cousins etc etc their
brothers our cousins etc etc their churches and other religious structures
churches and other religious structures
churches and other religious structures the government their schools I would
the government their schools I would
the government their schools I would like to urge us that let us unite in
like to urge us that let us unite in
like to urge us that let us unite in converting and killing the
converting and killing the
converting and killing the marginalization and the discrimination
marginalization and the discrimination
marginalization and the discrimination of women within our society it is
of women within our society it is
of women within our society it is necessary because they are the pillars
necessary because they are the pillars
necessary because they are the pillars of our society with them we will drive
of our society with them we will drive
of our society with them we will drive and become a greater nation and I thank
and become a greater nation and I thank
and become a greater nation and I thank you
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