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It's 2020: Have things really changed for women?

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                           Women's Day is almost here! Women’s rights and gender equality are taking centre stage in 2020. Are they? The world is changing for women or has changed or has been changing since time immemorial or since Eve ate that bloody apple, cocking a snook at Adam and maybe even God...who knows? So, of course change is the only constant and the only thing you can look forward to. And it was time, I felt, to finally address the topic of how women's lives have changed over centuries. I haven't wanted to before because sadly, I couldn't decide what my stance was on this very controversial topic of women rights et al. Now, they say and I agree you can never imagine what someone else is going through until and unless you have gone through it yourself. So, the issue of women aggressively fighting for their rights, issues, and in some cases lives was something I didn't completely understand because I was of the opinion that most of the