Women Don’t Want Your Instagram Posts on International Women’s Day

We want some real support that moves us toward equality

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March 8th is International Women’s Day. Its origins date back to a 1909 Women’s Day in New York City, followed by similar events in Denmark (1910), Germany (1911), Russia (1917), and China (1922) before becoming widely recognized in the 1960s.

Hang on. Checks calendar.

Yep.

Here we are, over 100 years after the birth of the movement, still fighting for equality, recognition and representation, parity in the workplace, access to healthcare, and more.

This is a pressure-release valve for my frustration over the media circus around the election, well-meaning but ultimately useless declarations of support on social media, and continued angst towards the many ways I’ve been made to feel “less than” by men. So to be clear…yes. I’m aware, not all men and thanks for stopping by if that’s where you want to go with this.

But let’s get real about what it would take to actually support womxn — cis, trans, non-binary, and anything in between — in a way that makes a difference. This goes for all people, not just men (because if the world were truly equal, that disclaimer wouldn’t be necessary to ensure we don’t ruffle the…