Just a few days ago, the second Women's March took place in major cities all over the United States. Men, women, and children from all walks of life came together to celebrate the strength, courage, and bravery of women all over the world.

Lately, I have been reflecting on what sisterhood means to me, and what it means in today's society. In my own words, I believe that sisterhood is women coming together and supporting one another in every aspect they can. That support is persistent and consistent, no matter what battle each woman may face.

We live in a society that constantly devalues what women achieve; whether that be by lack of recognition, lower salaries, or simply not acknowleding how they succeed, society tends to portray women as lesser beings than men. Although (hopefully) all of us know that this representation of inferiority is the furthest thing from the truth, it is the reality of the way society has been for many decades, and even centuries.

For example, how many women political figures can you name? Now think about the men that come to mind.

How about famous businesswomen? Again, think about the men that come to mind.

Being able to think of influential men quicker than influential women is not as uncommon as you might think. These are not just a few unsubstantiated examples, it is the trend of our society. We want equal rights for men and women, yet refuse to give them the same considerations in the media and in their careers.

Women ultimately have a difficult time in our current society, because we have reached a crossroads. Some people still believe that women are expected to fulfill the traditional role of "homemaker" which refers to their life purpose to be: giving birth, taking care of those children, cooking, and cleaning.

As times have been changing, other women opt to be a career woman. Being a/ the breadwinner of the family and providing just as much as the men traditionally would (and sometimes even more). This traditional mindset makes women feel like they have to choose just one pathway. You are either a stay at home mom, or a career woman; society makes them feel that it is near impossible to juggle both.

This singular idea is very primitive and narrow-minded, and women have strength beyond what the human mind can even comprehend.. And this idea is exactly why we need sisterhood. We need to support each other as teachers, mothers, businesswomen and our multi-faceted identituies. All of these roles are valuable and essential in our society, and we should not deface any of these positions because they contribute so much to our overall world.

We should stop being narrow-minded in our ideal that women should possess one role. We need to expand our thought process and understand that our lives are not, and will never be linear. We are layers of experiences and charactertics and strengths and weaknesses.

We can possess any role that we set our minds to. But instead of tearing each other down and viewing life as a competition, we should empower one another to be the best versions of ourselves we can be.

Success is not limited to one woman, so let us lift each other up to achieve the same levels of happiness and pride.