WWS: Women Will Succeed
There is still a lot of stigma about women in our society, it’s wrong. Women are capable, strong and equally as opportune. Here’s why.
Everyday, I will attempt to create a professional, articulate, hilarious and modern take on my day of thought or action. Inspired by Casey Neistat who created a vlog everyday for 450 straight days. I will call it: 365MeThoughts
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This post is not about my mum, although she has a central role to play in my opinion of the role of women in society.
I have been resting on this opinion for a while. I was shouted at my a girl for answering a question during my study abroad on the very topic. I still believe in what I said, given the context of the class and the situation. It’s abnormal for “A MAN” to be so interested in this argument, but I feel society might benefit from hearing my view.
Since sixth form (high school) ended, I have had a lot of women in my life. Friends around me and just in general, I have been fortunate to hang out with some amazing people. Study abroad was no different. Before then, I rarely spoke to nor acknowledge the opposite sex. I don’t know why the change but I’m grateful it did.
The biggest thing I find annoying and frustrating is the repetition of untrue stereotypes about oneself. Women in the USA, and in the UK alike, tend to conform to the stereotypes presented about women in all social and academic situations (this is just my personal experience). In the academic example, I wrote to the professor post-class to voice my concerns (picture above). I find it, currently, very difficult to comment on something where the people being stigmatised constantly repeat and agree with the stereotypes in public but objectively disagree with them behind closed doors or in group chats online. Funnily enough, the class I refer to in the email above is the same class where I was shouted at my another classmate.
Another reason why the blog post comes around now is because I remembered what my friend Will and I talked about in my final days in Austin. We agreed that we know few women who are comfortable in themselves and don’t care about what society thinks of them. It’s not because we don’t know anyone but everyone (whether male, female, binary etc) feels like they don’t have the right nor the capability to achieve.
It’s a problem with our society. Social media has made it seem like there is one type of person to be and that’s the end of the conversation. Success is defined by your own drive and determination. Girls, women whatever you want to call them have the power to be awesome and proud people. They just need society to help them out a little bit.
I would love to see all my friends doing well, being happy and enjoying life. I know males who are doing amazing things and I do know a handful of women who are doing the same. Where this post might seem sexist or misogynistic, I don’t know about their work because they don’t tell me.
WOMEN, MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN IF YOU’RE WORKING ON A PROJECT OR DOING SOMETHING YOU THINK IS AMAZING!
Don’t worry about others, if you think it’s worthwhile, shout it to the heavens because it might just inspire others to do the same.
I want to show everyone some of the people who have inspired me, I can’t show everyone but these women are making real strides to improve themselves and help to break the crappy stigma that surrounds women in business, education, media and every other sphere.
Katie can write really well. There are few people who I actually like their style but Katie writes good stuff. I really want to see if she can get published in the student newspaper. Watch this space!
Inaz recently started a make-up account on Instagram (check the link), I know it’s doing astonishingly well because she tells me all the time. I would recommend you follow her, mainly because I transported her makeup 4000 miles across the Atlantic.
I know I went to America, but I really am amazed how these two went to Auckland, New Zealand for at least 6 months. Olivia is still over there living it up. The ambition, drive and motivation to do study abroad is immense and given the distance — these two went above and beyond. I remember when times got tough for me in Austin, I used to think how hard it must be for those two and I felt motivated and inspired to continue.
Elena is about to go to France and Spain split across a whole year, I couldn’t imagine moving from one place to another during the year. It’s so hard to articulate how amazing these three are for doing what they have done, are continuing to do and will do in the future.
These three girls have super willpower. Not only did they put up with me for five months but they are all on study abroad for a year. I wimped out while I had the chance but I’m going to miss hanging out with them. They are incredibly hardworking (and to be quite frank all the girls I know are the same, I just wish society would see that too).
Amalia I knew best, she definitely found it hard to adjust but I think her second semester will be a smoother ride. I hope I convinced her she’s smart enough and motivated enough to do well and she (and no-one else) should feel demoralised by a bad score or by a teacher’s comments.
Sakshi and Freya are from the University of Edinburgh, Sakshi is actually an American who is an international student in Scotland and studying abroad in Texas. Yeah, I don’t get it either. Either way both of them might just be two of the people I socialised most with in the library. It was a hard semester for them both but I’m glad I could share some insight into their amazing lives.
There are tons more people at UT Austin too who I either don’t have pictures with or couldn’t find pictures with who are doing amazing things. My friend Afra, has her own tapestry business (Austin is known for its murals). Seher (my ‘cousin’) is breaking down the stereotypes with her degree in education and she has big plans on who she wants to help with that in the future.
That’s about it really, I want the purpose of this specific blog to tell society as a hole to stop demotivating women based on historic stereotypes that have no relevance to today. It’s juvenile, idiotic and prehistoric. If you’re like me and wish we could all get along, this way of thinking might just lead humankind in the right direction.
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