Purim: a fun holiday marking a serious moment, the moment a woman put her life at risk to save her people. Would I be as brave as Esther? For what would I be willing to risk my life? I would like to say that I would be willing to risk my life for my principles and my core beliefs. I have certainly taken important personal and professional risks to stand-up for what I believe in and consider myself to be a person of strong ideals, motivated by ethical considerations. My colleagues, friends and family would attest to the fact that values and ethics play a central role in my life. I have been very committed to speaking-out on issues of social injustice, racism, and gender discrimination. I have questioned my thinking and examined the privileged place from which I come, complete with its particular worldview and all of its biases. I have tried hard to recognise that I have not earned all of have in my life, but have instead been randomly lucky to be born where I was, to a particular family in a particular age.

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