Shirley Chisholm, the first Black American woman elected to the US Congress back in 1972, once famously remarked: “If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
The legendary remark was a reflection of the gender bias in the US where women were discriminated against in the social and political life of the country.
But, regrettably, nearly four decades later, the battle is still on, worldwide.
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