VOICES

What does it mean to be a woman today? In this feature we asked entrepreneurs, journalists, athletes etc, this question and find out the strides and changes that women have made and where it still needs to go

- Ryanne Stephanie Cheng Co

NANETTE MEDVED-PO

FOUNDER AND CHAIRPERSON, HOPE: BUSINESS FOR GOOD AND PLASTIC CREDIT EXCHANGE

"I think today's women are eager to live up to their full potential and show they deserve a place at the table. It is proven that women bring not only increased value and energy to the positions they occupy but are also inclusive and empathic leaders who will be sorely needed if we intend to heal what has become a broken world. Being a woman today means fearlessly answering the call to create positive change within ourselves, within our homes, and in our communities to ensure a better future for all."

ANGEL LOCSIN

ACTRESS AND PHILANTHROPIST

"Women's rights and privileges have come a long way. Although women may never be free from stereotypes and bias, our society now is less forgiving to discrimination and misogyny. The modern woman is now limitless. We continue to break boundaries, we challenge the norm, we shake convention. We owe this to the great women who came before us and to the future generations."

HIDILYN DIAZ

WEIGHTLIFTER; OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST

"It's not easy being a woman today. You must constantly perform tasks that are valuable not only to you, your partner, and your family, but to your community and country.

"I've learnt that there is a process of assessment that enables us women to practice self-love and soon after, love for others. This enables us to deepen our understanding of the specific skills, areas of insight, motivations, and experiential wisdom that each of us has to offer-as well as how to hone them for new uses. It means coming to know our distinctive gifts and the 'light' within ourselves that we should never hide.