The WomenSpeak Project’s Mission is to provide a forum for women to tell their stories of discrimination and the ways it has affected them.
Despite the many advances made by women, discrimination still exists, often in ways we don’t fully realise becasue we have to come to accept these things as ‘normal’ or ‘just the way things are’.
By sharing their stories, women see that they are not alone and that many, many other women have had similar experiences.
The WomenSpeak Project believes that this sharing of experiences will arouse a collective consciousness that will result in the following:
1. Introspection; a way for women to verbalise and ‘make sense’ of the incidents that have happened to them.
2. Allow women to develop a greater awareness about how the choices and decisions they make may be influenced by these pervasive forms of discrimination.
3. Help women develop a greater sense of empathy and community of support for other women who face discrimination.
4. Provide the impetus for women (and men) to create their own movement and advocate for these issues whether it be on a personal, group, or national basis.