Key Takeaways:
- The best gift for a busy mom on Women’s Day? Sleeping in!
- Cherished advice from her grandmother: “Love survives everything.”
- A key lesson for daughters: “Keep your head, heels, and standards high.”
- Teaching boys to respect women: “Handle with care.”
- Every woman deserves access to quality education.
Atterbury Company Secretary, Cornelia de Kock has been a member of the Atterbury family for eight years. She took time out of her busy schedule to share a few thoughts on life lessons with us in celebration of #womensmonth.
Your family wakes you up on Women’s Day with the best gift ever. What is it?
As a mother of two busy toddlers, I would be ever so grateful if they can let me sleep in.
What is the best girly advice you ever got from a best friend?
I was fortunate enough that my late Ouma Bets was my best friend- her advice was always: “Die liefde oorleef alles.”
What would you say is the most important lesson you want to teach your daughter/s?
In the words of Coco Chanel: “Keep your head, heels and standards high.”
What advice would you give to parents of sons about teaching boys to value, respect and protect girls and women?
Handle with care
Men only: As a man, what is the one thing you wish you understood better about women?
First thing my husband, Danelo, said was: “Everything!”
If you could change anything for a particular woman or group of women anywhere, what would it be?
In my perfect world, each and every woman will have access to and enjoy the benefits of quality education.
What is the best piece of advice you ever got from a woman?
You have one moment in time- make it count!
