Excellent work @omolorawilson. Thank you🖤🖤🖤🇯🇲 ・・・ Today marks the end of the annual global #16daysofactivism and is acknowledged as World Human Rights Day. I had the privilege of participating in the #MSH16DaysofActivism and supporting @uwimonaguildeac campaign. I represent the COLOUR 🏴BLACK🏴: Women who face different forms of violence for political reasons 🏴Violence against women in political life is any act of, or threat of violence or psychological harm prevents women from exercising and realizing their political rights, whether in public or private spaces. 🏴Based on the UN definition of Violence Against Women in Politics, women are violated when the following are impeded: •the right to vote and hold public office •the right to vote in secret and to freely campaign •the right to associate and assemble •the right to enjoy freedom of opinion and expression. Such violence can be perpetrated by a family member, community member and or by the State. 🏴Studies have shown that younger women and women of colour, including black and Asian women, are also more likely to experience gender-based political violence. 🏴The road into politics can prove to be challenging for any political aspirant. But women, more so, have to navigate additional micro-aggressions and systemic violence which make the experience even more difficult and daunting. 🏴The narrative of working twice as hard to get half the recognition and respect is a very real phenomenon for women in the political arena. Women have been fighting for their space at the table and for the value of their voice. 🏴We continue to use our voice for women who are still being abused within the political space. 🏴Ubuntu! I smile because I know that I am because you are/were. #ENDVAWG #ENDGBV #MSH16DaysActivism #2022 (at ScholarshipJamaica.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmAmlMCuR9z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=