What It Means To Be A Woman This International Women's Day For Our Readers
Earlier in the week, over on our Instagram we asked you what it meant to be a woman to celebrate International Women’s Day. So many of you shared your thoughts, and we picked a handful at random to share with you!
“Being able to CHOOSE who I am”
”Advocating for choice”
”Smashing that damn glass ceiling”
”Supporting trans women and non-binary femmes and not just cis women”
”Supporting other women, especially those with less privilege than me”
”Being strong in the face of all the societal pressure and patriarchal challenges we face every day”
”Nurturing – myself and humanity”
”To me, it means embracing my inner playfulness, generosity, warm and strength”
”Having to constantly validate my experiences to men!”
”Being strong and empowered”
”Being able to empower and uplift other women”
”Owning my fatness in a world that wants to pretend I’m not a woman because I’m a fat femme”
”Being fiercely powerful, but unable to walk carefree alone at night”
”I was going to list a bunch of roles I fill (mother, sister, writer)… but it’s about being ME, not my roles”
”Reclaiming my power from those who tried to take it away from me"
”Taking care of myself”
”Being made to feel inadequate”
”Being true to myself, standing up for myself and all my kickass sisters of the world!”
”Supporting all women in their choices”
”Loving myself unconditionally”
”Allowing myself to take up space”
”Letting myself live in the world without having to apologise for myself”
”Being a multidimensional human being”
”Being emotionally intelligent and being able to express my emotions – and encouraging men to do the same”
To see and hear from more incredible women across the world, check out the hashtags #IWD2020 and #EachForEqual on social!
