‘The New Woman’, an international anthology, shares stories of empowered women to empower women – APN Live

A shout out to all the women who have beat their personal adversities and have arisen above them. The New Woman is a book that every woman should definitely read. An anthology of women, the book is an amalgamation of 34 stories of women who have undergone transformation through adversity, spread across five continents. The book will be launched on 24th July under the umbrella of Kaushalya UK- a registered, not-for-profit, community organization working to empower and uplift women.

The founder and CEO of Kaushalya UK, Ritu Sharma is a renowned entrepreneur, an ambassador for empowerment of women. She has been working relentlessly for many years to uplift the status of women in society and empower them towards a better and healthier future.

Talking about the book, she says, Women go through challenges of one form or the other, in general. The learnings women get out of these challenges are phenomenal and if shared, can be of great help and of value to those who need them.

I believe that many women go through similar challenges and still feel that they are the only ones. In our cognitive isolation, we tend to treat these experiences as unique and novel, and that is how gender-based discrimination becomes normalized in our societies. By sharing these stories, we are not only exposing what is done to women on a regular basis, making them believe this is OK, but also creating an awareness that we do not have to keep repeating the narrative. Change is possible! And so is happiness, she further adds.

Showcasing women who have been shattered by the challenges they have faced, the book is based on the concept of Kintsugi- where the Japanese repair broken pottery with powder gold lacquer to highlight imperfections.

The New Woman has various aspects of human life and the dynamics of human relationships are covered. There are stories around fight with mental health issues, domestic abuse, manipulation, drug abuse, and many more. Ritus contributing chapter talks about her feelings and experience around homelessness and is bound to strike a chord.

One of Kaushalya UKs mission statements is to highlight and celebrate the impact that women have made on the people and the world around them. Working with UK-based publishers, they are launching the book on Amazon in hardback and as well as an e-book. It will also be available on various online outlets, including the organizations website http://www.kaushalyauk.com (where you can buy signed copies).

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Empowering women naturally, Ritu envisions that the stories shared in The New Woman would become a medium for other ladies to take their own stand and rise above all challenges. When one person comes in front to share their experiences, many others get the power to stand up and face theirs.

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