Feminism: the advocacy of women's rights based on the equality of the sexes.

Equality = Feminism.

It is a simple concept. It is not about being "the breadwinner." It's not about being the head of the household; it's about the fact that I COULD BE the head of the household IF I so choose to be. I can be a successful and independent woman and be there for my children just as much as you. This is coming from a twenty-year-old, soon to be engaged, college student. I am with a man.

I am a woman. I am his equal, and he treats me as such. He holds the door for me, and pulls my seat out, because he is POLITE and believes in chivalry. I love him dearly, and he has NEVER made me feel less inferior to him because I am a woman. We are partners. We are in love.

So, if love to you is bowing down to a man, then I have news for you, sister. That's not love.

Love is pushing each other to be the very best that you can be. How can you be your best if you think that your sole position in life is to stand behind a man? Maybe you were raised to be behind a man, but I was raised to know my place is beside one.

Beside my partner. Never behind. Because we are equals.

I can't wait to get married and raise a family either, but why can't I be rallying for my rights too?

So, why compare the two? How can you compare families and business? How can you compare a man holding a door for you to how much you make an hour versus a man? You are entitled to your opinion, and I am entitled to mine. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be a stay at home mother, and you're not a bad person for that. What makes you a bad person is thinking that women’s rights are not as important as raising a child. I plan to raise my voice for my rights just as well as I intend to raise my children.

I want my children to see someone who is passionate about their beliefs, and never gives up hope. Because when my son sees your daughter on the playground, he'll just see someone he wants to share his toys with and wants to be their friend.

And he will NEVER see a girl who isn't worthy of his friendship or toys just because they are a different gender. And that's because the values that his daddy and I will instill the BEST values (that you so claim to have) in him. If you were raised believing you are less than a man, then you will never reach your full potential as a woman.

You are SO much more than genitalia, and if you let the fact that you have different ones than men hold you back, then you are a fool. And only a fool would blame their failures on their upbringing. You need to unlearn what you have learned.

I want to stay at home with my family too, but I will ALWAYS raise my voice for what I believe in. One should never let ANYONE hold you back from stating your opinions and beliefs. You say you support sisterhood and self-empowerment.

But to then turn around and say that God made man to be the head of the household, and that to go against it is to go against God is asinine and makes you a hypocrite. You are undermining everything these women are rallying for. Plus, if your God tells you that you are less than a man, then you are misguided. God made women, and God made man.

My God would support me in my endeavors to be the best that I can be, because I believe in my deepest heart of hearts that God created us all equal. Are we not all created in the image of God? If your religion tells you that you are below ANYONE, then you need to rethink some things. I was not made to be silent. I was not made to be put down.

If you were made to ONLY make dinners and clean up the house for your husband, then that would be a waste of your potential. It would be a shame to think that that is all a woman is good for. My soon-to-be husband makes dinner and cleans just as much as I do, and that's because we are equals, and we are partners. That would not make me less of a future mother or wife. I hope that one day you understand the impact of your words and what they say about you. I am not weak, and neither are you. Start acting like it.

I leave you with this:

So next time you say, "it's just not for me," I hope you think about the opportunities you have because of the women who came before you.

Strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.

https://www.womensmarch.com/