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What women really want
Think women are crazy creatures you'll never understand? We're not that complicated, really.
I wish that women’s options when standing on a scale were indifference, ambivalence and disinterest, not success or failure.
I wish that good men were celebrated more.
I wish that the world would understand that feminism is not about giving women power over men, but power to change their world, and power over themselves.
I wish that sexual violence wasn’t so prevalent that it takes case like Anene and Reeva to make us sit up and pay attention.
I wish that it was the bold, brave, fearless women working in NGOs and community organisations that made the world’s ‘top 100 women’ lists, not just rich women, models, and famous men’s wives.
I wish that girls at schools were safe from sexual abuse and bullying, and that schools supported them in accessing contraception, sex education, abortion, or in the case that they get pregnant and want to keep the child.
I wish that women’s options when standing on a scale were indifference, ambivalence and disinterest, not success or failure.
I wish that good men were celebrated more.
I wish that the world would understand that feminism is not about giving women power over men, but power to change their world, and power over themselves.
I wish that sexual violence wasn’t so prevalent that it takes case like Anene and Reeva to make us sit up and pay attention.
I wish that it was the bold, brave, fearless women working in NGOs and community organisations that made the world’s ‘top 100 women’ lists, not just rich women, models, and famous men’s wives.
I wish that girls at schools were safe from sexual abuse and bullying, and that schools supported them in accessing contraception, sex education, abortion, or in the case that they get pregnant and want to keep the child.
More:
http://www.women24.com/Wellness/BodyAndSpirit/Wish-list-for-Womens-Month-20130819