Women's Day was celebrated on Tuesday 9 August. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University write that the interests of South Africa's women must be taken seriously if we want to build an equal and just society for all. Click on the links below to read the articles. These pieces were facilitated by the Corporate Communication and Marketing Division.

• Prof Amanda Gouws (Daily Maverick)
• Prof Juliana Claassens (News24)
• Drs Karen Garner & Chantelle van Staden (Mail & Guardian)
• Drs Cyrill Walters & Armand Bam, and Prof Patrizio Piraino (The Conversation)
• Prof Louise du Toit (Netwerk24)*
• Drs Ilze Slabbert & Tasneemah Cornelissen-Nordien (Cape Times)

*This article has been translated because it was originally published in Afrikaans.