Gender stratification is a hot topic of debate it seems like these days, women are beginning to stand up and fight for the equality they believe they should have with men and striving to shatter traditional house rules. While I don't agree that women should have to stay home to raise a family, I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. I believe there are certain things that overall women are naturally better at than men. I also believe that men overall are just better at certain things; of course, there's always exceptions in any situation, but that's not what I want to talk about. I want to talk about is what it means, to me, to be womanly always.

To be womanly always to me means to be strong. To be strong enough to overcome the unknown obstacles life will inevitably throw at us. To be strong enough to keep going when you feel like quitting and to be strong enough to lift a friend up when they're down. A strong woman knows when to say no, when she's had enough, and when it's time to walk away.

To be womanly to me means to love before hate. Take the opinions other people have given you about people and let them go in one ear and out the other. Choose to love people, despite others opinions about them. A woman who loves is a woman who can be nothing but loved.

Independent: a woman who is independent can conquer the world as far as I am concerned. A woman who is determined to obtain her goals on her own is a force to be reckoned with.

To be womanly is to know that you are beautiful and that you are not perfect, but that you are learning from your mistakes every day to become a better you tomorrow.