I am happy to host a blog written by Mrs. Abeer Qumsieh who is a Human Developer from Better Business Jordan, and who works closely with our UKTI Jordan team.
Should I accept the fact that my community encapsulated me or should I accept the fact that I am a woman. I wake up every morning with limitations surrounding me from head to toe. I juggle between my roles, am I a General Manager, or am I a mother? Am I a daughter or a lover? Should I accept the fact that my community gave me limitations? I believe I have talent, I believe I have a choice. I can make a difference where I am. Limitations to me are only taboos created by lazy people who have no vision.
It saddens me to see women who accept the status quo and who feel they are number two. I do not accept number two I want to be number one. I can be number one.
Do you know who landed on the moon second? No of course not, you only know who landed first. In our community we are raised to be number two.
I will not accept the fact that I am merely a woman. I will be proud of the fact that I am a woman in the full sense of the word. I am number one. This is how God created me and where I should be.
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