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Sharon Amesu

Sharon Amesu was a criminal barrister for 16 years. She is the founder of She Leads for Legacy, an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to advancing Black women in leadership

<p>‘As my daughter grew up, I told her that justice may be blind, but people aren’t – and that her task was not to fit into the system but to change its shape. I wanted her to understand that real authority doesn’t come from title or tradition, but from courage and conscience’</p>
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What I taught my daughter about power – and why she needs to have it

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