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  Written by Jumoke Eniola-Odepe   "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has"  - Margaret Mead.   March is Women's History Month.   Rightly so.   With over a century-old women's rights movement, women have crossed many rivers to get to where we are today.    Over the years, women have fought for the right to vote, equal representation in government, the right to equal pay, and a host of other rights.    We, the younger generation of women, are proud to be in this era because of the work that our female forerunners have done {and are doing}.   Some of the women who paved the way for us are known; some remain unsung heroes.    We knew nothing about the three women mathematicians who worked in NASA as human computers till the 2016 movie "Hidden Figures" brought them to our screen.  ...

To celebrate International Women's Day, I asked some women what the best thing was about being a woman and here are their interesting responses. Enjoy!!!   Happy International Women's Day

Women have one unique feature, we change over the years.  The vast roles and responsibilities that society and nature throws at us mandates that we sometime change our personalities to succeed. Once upon a time you were Daddy's little girl and then one day Fred called you his High school sweetheart. Sounds great until you realized you were responsible for keeping the house as his Wife. Then you got used to the idea until a little feet ran into the room and called you 'Mummy'. Surely it was not that bad until you turned and watch your aging face in the mirror, and then you affirmed to yourself how much life had demanded of you. Every woman faces a similar challenge in one way or another but what remains important is that you stay true to yourself as you go through these changes. When it's all said and done, and you sit alone in an empty nest it would be great to look into that weathered...