The past few years have witnessed a positive surge in the awareness of gender-sensitive issues all over the world. It is a welcome development that, globally, governments have seen fit to identify in the strongest possible terms with the political and economic emancipation of the feminine gender. Without an iota of doubt, women have indeed come of age. All over the world, women continue to prove their mettle in all fields of human endeavor. The time has come to celebrate these women, and to celebrate their excellence by placing their virtues and achievements on a pedestal that is sufficiently
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