When we are transformed by change, our lives, our actions and our attitudes invite others to join us. Because we are changed, we are then able to change the world. And suddenly change begins to happen, not only in us, but also because of us. And that is the greatest miracle of all - Dale Hanson Bourke.

Women and the essence of all that femininity symbolises have been revered and marvelled at for centuries. Many odes, poems, novels, books, music and artworks of varying kinds try to capture glimpses or aspects of this essence, but what is it that fascinates us so? What is femininity and how does this manifest in the 21st century?