What happened this past week goes beyond winning or losing an election – Americans are struggling to find the worth, safety, and comfort we deserve in this new country we envisioned.
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In this time of transition, many of us feel vulnerable and scared of what is to come – for our humanity and for our basic rights as human beings.
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But this is not the end; this is only the beginning.”
This situation is not uncommon for women in society today – we work, we strive, we do everything in our power to be perfect and overqualified even though we know our chances of succeeding could be crushed in a second. It has happened before in history and it will happen again. People focus on our makeup, our weight, and what we are wearing rather than who we are as people.
We are taught that if we assume these supposed tropes of masculinity, that automatically makes us a “bitch.” But if there’s one thing that this has taught us, it is that women do not and will not give up easily. We will fight day in and day out to secure our rights and the rights of those around us. We will not let our race, religion, or gender determine the treatment we are given.
We will not be walked over. We will not accept the fact that we are paid less than our male counterparts are. We will achieve equality, both economically and socially, because we know our value, our worth, and all that we deserve. We will work harder and harder every day because we know our abilities, intelligence, and strength deserve more than this…
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