KATE THOMPSON DAVY: Twar on women: talking safety and equity on social media and in real life
Vast chasm divides knowledge and action in real life and in the realm of social slacktivism
25 August 2020 - 17:36
We have almost come to the end of another women’s month in SA, a “moment” in the annual content calendar I’ve reluctantly come to dread because it has morphed into a marketing exercise rather than a reminder to make space and usher in change.
I have nothing against the content-calendar-view of the year in itself — hell, as a freelancer I’ve written much in the way of Women’s Day copy — but as the crimes against women stack up year after year I find my resentment building. A casual glance at Twitter suggests I am not alone...
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