In conversation with Sarah Emilie Müllertz

International Women’s Day - a reason, and a reminder. 

Over the past week, our Journal has become a table of perspectives.

Artists, directors, curators, designers and thinkers shared their reflections on equality, systems and the realities shaping women’s lives today. For the final conversation, we sit down with Sarah Emilie Müllertz. Her reflections move between frustration and hope - recognising both the progress visible in younger generations and the unsettling fact that many fundamental battles remain unfinished.

Where is progress real — and where is it merely performative?

Real progress lives in the younger generation. Their emotional intelligence, sense of community, and broader understanding of the world give me real hope.

At the same time, women’s rights are being rolled back in all parts of the world. In that context, their clarity feels essential.

Still, there is something quietly embarrassing about realizing that in 2026 we are fighting battles that should have been settled long ago.

WHICH WOMAN PAST OR PRESENT - WOULD YOU MOST WANT TO SIT NEXT TO AT A DINNER PARTY AND WHY?

I would choose the seven people who have shared their reflections alongside mine here. I imagine a long dinner table and an honest conversation.

Right now, dialogue may be our most powerful tool. When we truly listen to one another, perspectives shift and new possibilities begin to appear.

If you could redesign one system to improve women’s lives, what would it be — and why?

I would redesign the patriarchal structures that still shape many of our institutions and systems of power.

Women have spent centuries fighting for something as basic as equal rights. It is astonishing that this struggle continues.

The patriarchy should perhaps consider itself fortunate that women are asking for equality - not revenge.

Sarah'S FAVOURITE KINRADEN PIECES

KINDRED RING	UNITY RING	HELENA BRACELET

Across these conversations, one thing has become clear: progress is rarely singular. It appears in legislation, in research, in shared caregiving, in cultural awareness - and sometimes simply in the willingness to keep asking difficult questions.

Perhaps that is the real value of dialogue. When perspectives meet, the future becomes slightly easier to imagine.

This marks the final conversation from our International Women’s Day, yet the dialogue continues beyond these pages. Change rarely comes all at once. It grows through conversations - the difficult ones, the inspiring ones, and the ones that begin between people who choose to listen to each other.

Start one of your own. With the women close to you.

Thank you for following the series with us.

With Love,
KINRADEN