Happy International Women’s Day to all you ladies. Look how far we’ve come, from making history to breaking gender norms. This year we shall continue to break patriarchy which is an apartheid for gender in every aspect of our daily existence. We will not be silenced! Remember you are limitless and you can do whatever you aspire.
To commemorate the International Women’s Day, I decided to put up a post about how we can be better as individuals and show other women compassion. Let’s be our sister’s keeper!
Demeaning another woman in the process of praising yourself is wrong and counterproductive: A lot of people do this subconsciously. For instance, someone may say “I am beautiful and a Doctor, stop wasting your time with strippers”. You can praise yourself beautifully without putting another woman down. It is wrong and not cool, Let’s do away with that.
Be real with other females: It is a known fact that women are raised to compete with one another. As a result of this, a lot of women would rather deal with their struggles silently than share. Most times the person they open up to is not totally truthful about their challenges. This makes it difficult to share as people think they are alone. I hope we all find a sisterhood that add values to our lives and where we can all be real. If you have to put a mask on your face when you are with your friends, you probably shouldn’t be friends with them. Live your truth!
Don’t be ashamed to talk about your anatomy or reproductive health: Let’s have more open conversations about our period, vulva and vagina more often. So many times, a lot of us are ashamed to talk about them. Think of it as part of your anatomy then these discussions will be easier. Own every part of your being!
Criticizing other women for the choices they make: This is the common one, especially on social media. Everyone is quick to throw in their two cents and judge people’s situations. Women are so hard on themselves. Shaming someone for the choices they make is not cool and if you were confronted with the same challenges, chances are that you probably would make the same decision. Let’s uplift one another.
Stop living your life to please the opposite gender: I am tired of seeing women read books like “how to make a man choose you and all that crap”. I am tired of the women being the target market for countless aphrodisiacs. I am tired of women going through vaginal reconstructive surgeries and other surgeries because they are trying to please the opposite sex. There is nothing wrong with you and a man who think you need an enhancement is exactly the one you don’t need.
Finally, this year we are not excusing subpar behaviors, stop convincing yourself that people are dealing with worse situations. If you can do better, why not go for it?
