Woman: we are strong

Women. They make up over half of the world. They birth our children. So why are women so under appreciated? A better question is, why don't women appreciate themselves? Why don't we appreciate our bodies? Our minds? Before others can appreciate us, we must learn to appreciate ourselves. Women are beautiful, and every female should know this.

When flipping through the pages of People or Vogue magazine, a women sees what the media wants her to believe is the ideal woman. A celebrity, 5'7", 120 lbs, long shiny hair and flawless skin and makeup. The ideas these magazines put in women’s heads makes it very hard for them to have high self esteem, because in all honesty, most women do not look like Catharine Zeta-Jones. What kind of message is this kind of media giving women today? Media may have the right to freedom of the press, but women also have the freedom to fight back in their own way, therefore, I believe we have the power to change this. We are strong, and we are beautiful. If you believe no one can tell you otherwise, you will be much happier.

Who makes women feel worthless besides ourselves? Who makes women feel like they aren't good enough? Men. Sorry boys, it’s the truth. What woman hasn't been degraded by a member of the opposite sex? Men don't understand the complexities of women, put more importantly, they don't understand women's potential. Women have been considered to be "under" men practically since the beginning of time. It's time to change this, ladies. We are strong, and we are not worthless. If you have a boyfriend, tell him he must to respect you, and appreciate you.

Being the smart, college educated women that we are, I believe we have the power to change other women’s views about themselves. Think about how a simple compliment makes you feel. What if everyone woman got a compliment every day? In my opinion, women’s self esteem would sky rocket if everyone got a compliment every day. Just a simple “your hair looks great” or “that skirt is really flattering on you” could make a huge difference in the lives women in the world. What else can we do to make other women feel appreciated? What can we do to help other women love themselves? Why not a magazine with pictures of real women. How about asking celebrities if they would become involved with some kind of ‘real beauty’ project? We are women, and we are strong, so why not spread this strength around the globe?

I know I don’t have to convince anyone that women have made enormous accomplishments since the beginning of our existence. Its obvious that without wives and mothers in the world, the world would not exist at all. We, as educed women know that statistics: we make up over half of the world. So what’s not to celebrate? We are strong. We are proud. We are women.