Ayesha Hazarika
(Picture: Daniel Hambury)Yesterday was International Women’s Day. I kicked off the celebrations by upping my HRT and plucking out a massive chin hair, the thickness of nautical cable. Forget closing the gender pay gap, life doesn’t get much better than that ladies, amirite? I was lucky enough to be invited to several special events with brilliant women from across politics, business and public life, the arts and the charity sector at the House of Commons and Clarence House. While it’s always good to celebrate the achievements of women, the tone was understandably sombre due to events in Ukraine.
This brutal invasion by Putin is a grotesque symbol of strongman geopolitics. We are all aware of the contrast between the leadership of President Putin and President Zelensky. One is detached, deluded and unleashing hell on an innocent country. The other is in the mud with his people fighting for their lives.
