In my life, I have been fortunate enough to only experience sexism to the degree that I have. Without having my mother being a strong female voice telling me to stand up for myself, I might not have become the confident women I am today, which then might have led to me not standing up for myself or educating as much as I did. It is tedious and tiresome to do continually; no, honestly it’s exhausting to constantly have to educate people on why what they’re saying or doing is degrading to almost half of the world’s population. Sometimes I don’t have the time or energy to inform the person on how what they’re doing/saying is sexist, and that’s okay. Self-care is important and your well-being needs to be taken care of. However, when one is able to teach others about and advocate for equality, please do so. As Alice Walker correctly states, “For we can do nothing substantial toward changing our course on the planet, a destructive one, without rousing ourselves, individual by individual, and by bringing our small, imperfect stones to the pile.” (Walker 366). Women like Alice Walker, Chimamanda Adichie, and so many others are examples and role models. Powerful women and powerful women’s movements are motivation for you to realize that there is hope. Women have been able to do enormous feats such as acquire the right to vote and the passing of a law that states that men and women have to be treated as equals. With the use of education and protesting our rights, we women can rise above these injustices and try to achieve equality.
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