The branch of a larger tree: stories of Pacific women on IWD 2021
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Youth advocate Yasmin Poole shares her reflections from interviewing Akka Rimon (Kiribati), Alisi Rabukawaqa (Fiji), Antonia Wong (Samoa) and other Pacific women for International Women’s Day 2021. (World Bank)
Amidst the darkness of 2020, the world celebrated the work of women that challenged our institutions; Jacinda Ardern, Greta Thunberg, Kamala Harris, and the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg; to name a few.
As a young woman committed to gender equality, these women inspire me to reach higher. But recently, I’ve realized that there is just as much power in looking at our feet. It is our roots – our family – that can serve as one of our deepest sources of strength.