Our responsibility, seventy years later, is to transform the promise of our Constitution into a lived reality by advancing economic justice, substantive equality and opportunity for every woman and girl, writes Dr Praveena Sukhraj-Ely.

Cape Town is celebrating National Women's Day on August 9 with a vibrant calendar of events, marking the 70th anniversary of the historic 1956 Women's March.

Our responsibility, seventy years later, is to transform the promise of our Constitution into a lived reality by advancing economic justice, substantive equality and opportunity…