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I'm a woman, not just a woman

I like watching Ted Talks; listening to different people talk about a variety of topics makes me more open to the different perspectives that this world offers. I'm a young adult woman, and I have experiences that a woman in this country has every single day. This week I decided to watch Ted Talks about women's empowerment. In my observations, there's a difference between how people respond to a woman and a man when doing a task. Such as if a woman takes her child to the park, it's normal, while if a man does it, people will praise him as if he did a good job. Why we can't just see it as a normal thing to do for a man to take his child to the park. Another thing is that if a man talks about his ambition, people will praise him, while if a woman talks about her ambition, people will call her ambitious. If a man gives an idea to a group meeting, people will tell him, "You're so good," "You're smart," but if a woman gives an idea, people will tell her, "Don't be too bossy." Literally, she is just giving ideas. In a professional work like politician, office workers, lawyers we always follow the dress code black and white. That's what men wear; it's the standard, so if a woman is working in a professional setting, she needs to wear the color coding of black and white clothes. The man is the standard; there's a saying that "the higher you are, the less you'll see a woman."

That's the problem; feminism is not anti-men. According to Oxford Languages, feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. If people will change the way they compliment a girl and the way they communicate with a girl, then it will have a big impact when she becomes a grown woman. Woman who embraces her feminity and is not afraid to wear a colorful dress in the workplace. Woman who is not afraid to speak out. Woman who achieves so many things in life because that's what she loves doing. Woman who doesn't listen to what people are saying, instead she listens in her own mind and heart. Women that fly higher like birds in the sky and are not kept in cages. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, the "Iron Lady of Asia," is the woman I'm talking about. Defensor-Santiago, who was known as the "Iron Lady of Asia" despite the fact that most Asian women preferred to remain in the background, was a true figure for women in the twenty-first century. They still look up to her now because of her intelligence, accomplishments, and outspokenness, which make her an exceptional role model for young people. The core of this remarkable woman's legacy is also her extraordinary capacity to rise above personal tragedy and carry on working for the common good.

I'm a woman, not just a woman. I can accomplish all the things I wanted. I'm not bossy; I'm smart. I'm a woman who does things in the extraordinary. I'm a woman, and I can thrive despite what people say. I have many plans and dreams, and I will achieve all of them because I'm a woman, not just a woman. Happy International Women's Month!

©jansal