When I was five, I was told that boys will be boys
When I was six, I was told that the boy hit me because he liked me
When I was eight, i was told to stay away from men
When I was 13, I was told that I could not go to the same college as my brothers
When I was 14, I was told that I could not show my shoulders in public
When I was 15, I was told that the government had a say in what I did with my body
When I was 17, I was told that I did not get into a club because they needed to represent more boys
When I was 18, I was shown that assault against women can go unpunishable
When I was 18, I thought that a boy liked me just because he was nice
I am 19, and I am not a joke
I am 19, and I am at a private university getting an education
I am 19, and women need to be taken seriously
We are women, and we are important