Me Too...
Do you all remember that song from the 80's, Voices Carry? Its about a woman who is afraid to speak up. She is with a man she cant be herself with. Where anything she says, he is constantly telling her to be quiet. Always trying to change her to confirm to his life and needs. Ironically enough I always wondered why she stayed quiet so long, until now.
It is no secret women aren't heard like men. Most don't hear us speak until we raise our voice, make a scene or yell at the top of our lungs then someone will notice. Even then they say we are embarrassing. Suddenly the women across the world are saying "me too". For the first time women are being heard with just two words.
My life is not without some kind of harassment. There are many women who have suffered much more than I have. Maybe that is why I have not stood up until now for the "me too" movement. It is ironic how one woman can say those words and suddenly so many have come forward, yet where were our voices before this? Why did not one person hear our pleas? Why couldn't we be heard?
I am not sure if somehow things are evolving, and now more than ever women can stand together and make a statement so loud that we cant be ignored. The question I have is what took so long? Maybe, just maybe, we were afraid no one would believe us. They wouldn't understand that things that happen effect who we are, what we do, how we do them.
We have been held back for so long that moving forward seemed almost impossible. Yet here we are. Taking that grand stand and letting our voices empower us, one by one. I am not sure if this will change the way women are seen, but one can hope it will bring a time that women are finally able to speak and be heard. Speak without making a scene, yelling, crying... two words a simple whisper "me too".
I am not going to sit here and tell my story, there are many. I am finally able to stand up with all the women and say me too. That in itself makes me feel a little stronger, a little louder and a little less alone. To all the women who are afraid to admit it, speak about it, or even mention it now is your time. You do not have to post about it, tell a friend, but say it to yourself over and over and remind yourself you are not alone. Just look around and see how many other women are just like you, understand you are not the only one. None of us are!
It is no secret women aren't heard like men. Most don't hear us speak until we raise our voice, make a scene or yell at the top of our lungs then someone will notice. Even then they say we are embarrassing. Suddenly the women across the world are saying "me too". For the first time women are being heard with just two words.
My life is not without some kind of harassment. There are many women who have suffered much more than I have. Maybe that is why I have not stood up until now for the "me too" movement. It is ironic how one woman can say those words and suddenly so many have come forward, yet where were our voices before this? Why did not one person hear our pleas? Why couldn't we be heard?
I am not sure if somehow things are evolving, and now more than ever women can stand together and make a statement so loud that we cant be ignored. The question I have is what took so long? Maybe, just maybe, we were afraid no one would believe us. They wouldn't understand that things that happen effect who we are, what we do, how we do them.
We have been held back for so long that moving forward seemed almost impossible. Yet here we are. Taking that grand stand and letting our voices empower us, one by one. I am not sure if this will change the way women are seen, but one can hope it will bring a time that women are finally able to speak and be heard. Speak without making a scene, yelling, crying... two words a simple whisper "me too".
I am not going to sit here and tell my story, there are many. I am finally able to stand up with all the women and say me too. That in itself makes me feel a little stronger, a little louder and a little less alone. To all the women who are afraid to admit it, speak about it, or even mention it now is your time. You do not have to post about it, tell a friend, but say it to yourself over and over and remind yourself you are not alone. Just look around and see how many other women are just like you, understand you are not the only one. None of us are!
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