Meghan Markle: Empowering women ‘changes absolutely everything’ | 5 News

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► The Duchess of Sussex has told academics and students that when a woman is empowered it "changes absolutely everything" in the community.

Meghan was carrying out a solo engagement at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.

She was greeted by scores of screaming well-wishers as she arrived for an Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) round-table discussion about the challenges faced by young women in accessing higher education.

The American former Suits star took on the role of the ACU's patron in January from the Queen, who held the position for 33 years.

She said: The goal here is to be able to have gender equality, to be able to support women as they are working in research and higher education roles.

"And also to be able to have workshops, convene things that are really helping people understand the importance of gender equality.

"True to what you said, when a woman is empowered it changes absolutely everything in the community and starting an educational atmosphere is really a key point of that."

Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, vice-chancellor of the university, praised the duchess afterwards, describing her as an inspiration to black students across South Africa thanks in part to her mixed-race heritage.

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