Dear Editor,
Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” What is the first thing that comes to our mind when we hear the word Feminism? Women, , rights and opportunities for women. Am I right, well certainly Feminism by definition is the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes. It supports the idea that men and women have different strengths, perspectives and roles while advocating for equal worth and dignity of both the sexes. There is nothing more in this world that is an absolute requirement then equality for all genders, all races, all people.
Little girls with dreams become women with visions. Throughout most of Western history as far as we can remember women were confined to the domestic sphere, while public life was reserved for men. From centuries and Centuries women have been deprived from almost everything that the men had without any slightest inconvenience but they always put a sting fight and as challenging as it sounds they always try and win their rights over….the sense of feminism has been prevailing from the very beginning in the society who can be a better example than Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton who gave up their precious lives to guarantee rights for women . The struggles that millions and millions of women had made throughout decades to get what they deserve is really heart wrenching. Feminism does not only confine to the idea of rights and opportunities but also is somehow related to promoting body positivity. If all girls were taught how to love each other fiercely
instead of how to compete with each other and hate their own bodies, what a different and beautiful world we would live in every single women is beautiful in their very own way and no one absolutely no one should let their insecurities ruin their self esteem and confidence being a girl myself I know how it feels when even the tiniest insecurity takes over your mind and does not let you thinks anything else. Almost 92% of females around the world are unhappy with their bodies and 92% is a huge number so we have to let ourselves know that we are strong and empowered and we know how to overcome that with patience and grace and how to make ourselves feel beautiful and worthy at all times. Don’t Let Yourself and the society label you. Do what makes you feel beautiful. A feminist can be a man or a woman and believe me it’s always a pleasure to see a man sharing his perceptive and standing for what’s right and supporting feminism. Lastly I would like to say you are your biggest cheerleader so don’t let your insecurities take away your shine.
Ananya Mengi