Women's Empowherment- A woman's place is in the revolution

A few weeks ago I was sitting with a couple of friends and discussing our culture's expectation of women needing to be married by 23 and we ended up going into a discussion of how guys our age are just not worth considering for marriage. Now I could go on a rampage on everything that is wrong with men (which I probably will sneak in throughout this blog to to all the male readers- get out your notebook and pen and pay attention please) but the more important factor here is the lack of equality and the gender bias that appears here. If it wasn't already clear by the fact that I have a feminist blog, I am a feminist and I believe in women having the right to feel empowHERed and inspired. So when someone tries to convince me that I should live a certain way or do things simply because I'm a women and  that's my "job" I do put them in their place. So let's bring this concept to the table to take this conversation further. 1. Marriage  The concept that w...

Now initially I wasn't going to make this its own topic but something happened on the night of June 30th 2019 that changed my mind. Now to understand this story, you need to know something about me. You see, I had been engaged for two years and ended up having it broken off when I finally came clean to my dad and told him I wasn't happy and he encouraged me to do what I felt I needed to. To be honest it was more my fiance's decision them mine towards the end as I simply tried to tell him my concerns and fears so we could try to fix it (yes, I was that person). Now the call had ended with him saying he didn't care and that we could end things if I wanted. After two years of consistently having my feelings brushed off, being treated like I wasn't worth much, watching him flinch every time he even hugged me (which was rare on its own), having him discourage me from being the best version of myself and strive to grow, and so much more, I decided that this time I woul...