Key Takeaways:
- Dream Celebration: Liezl’s perfect Women’s Day gift would be a 24-hour Caribbean party with music, dancing, and champagne.
- Deep Feelings: Best girly advice—whatever you feel, feel it deeply.
- Life’s Story: She teaches her daughter to write her own life story without letting others control it.
- Leading by Example: Parents, especially fathers, should demonstrate love and respect for women through daily actions.
- Safety for Women: Her wish is for all women to be protected from physical and emotional abuse at all times.
Atterbury Treasury Manager, Liezl Nieuwoudt took up our challenge to participate in our #HesaidShesaid series #celebratingwomen for #WomensDay this month. We’re loving her 24-hour Caribbean Party idea…
Your family wakes you up on Women’s Day with the best gift ever. What is it?
Mmm…a 24-hour Caribbean Party for all the wonderful women that I know, with no masks, live music, entertainment, crazy dancing and champagne…to celebrate us!
What is the best girly advice you ever got from a best friend?
Whatever you feel, feel it deeply!
What would you say is the most important lesson you want to teach your daughter/s?
When writing the story of your life, never let anyone else hold the pen.
What advice would you give to parents of sons about teaching boys to value, respect and protect girls and women?
Parents (and especially dads) should exceed in their daily actions. This is the way to show boys to always love, understand, support, treasure, adore and value all women.
If you could change anything for a particular woman or group of women anywhere, what would it be?
I wish that all women could be protected from physical and emotional abuse every second, minute and
What is the best piece of advice you ever got from a woman?
Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace and passion.
