"I am a woman phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, thats me."
- Maya Angelou
When I think of modern women such as myself, my mother, my sisters, aunts, and those close to me the word that comes to mind is phenomenal, because that is exactly what we are and so much more.
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Modern women are
BALANCED
In recent years we have seen an uprising in women taking on the challenge of careers and motherhood. Michelle Obama is the perfect example of a woman who has shown that through hard work and dedication, woman can obtain respectable careers as well as maintain an active role in the home. She has shown a nation that by focusing on your education and becoming who you are meant to be, all other aspects of life will fall into place. Although the world will view women as mothers only, its up to us to show them that that role is not and never be our only purpose in this life.
THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT WE, AS WOMEN, CAN ACCOMPLISH
-MICHELLE OBAMA
Women have an endless amount of strength harvested within and with the right amount of courage and guidance, we can accomplish anything.
Modern women are
I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T
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It's increasingly common to hear of children who were raised in single parents homes. In a study conducted by the singles mothers guide, "Out of an estimated 12 million single parent families, 80% of those are families are raised by single women". Society has often depicted women as needing men financially, however millions of families are being raised by single mothers successful. While women are being viewed as "needy", "dependent on men", "gold diggers", the statistic show that a waste majority of them are raising children alone.
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.
Charlotte Bonte
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Modern women are
VICTORIOUS
Women have faced many injustices; through being denied basic rights, unequal pay in the work place, and etc yet we continue to rise above and are victorious. The world may view as equals, however we are far from and cannot give up that fight until women in every nation and country are viewed as important as men.
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STRUGGLING TO FIT A MOLD
Modern women are expected to fit this unrealistic mold physically and being told what "body type" is the right type and what is appropriate to wear given your body type. The world often sees women as objects and many will try and lump all women into a certain category and compile a list of requirements that we should be. There are 0 categories and being a woman is individualized to how each woman feels fit for herself.
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Modern women are LEADERS
When a nation is not ready and has not accepted the idea of female empowerment, it must be taken by force and reckoned with later. Oprah was the first of a few women who bombarded her way into show business and created a platform for herself that lead her to ultimate success. Women are seen as followers, not as qualified, or ambitious. We are just as ambitious as men and when we are given the opportunities to show case our efforts, they are evident and powerful.
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Modern women are CHAMPIONS
Women have over come countless acts of adversity to be where they are today. They were courageous, dedicated, and persistent in their ways to seek justice. Although there are some battles still being fought, there is no doubt that we are still champions for our efforts. As we win our battles it's important to always strive to help others all over the world who are still fighting to achieve the things achieved years ago. The fight is now over until every girl has equal rights.
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Being a modern black woman means listening to how black woman are all so "angry" for no reason and how we should europeanize ourselves to become more appealing.
LOL NAH.
The world will continuously tell black women what we are, how we act, and how we need to succumb to white tendencies and attributes. I have never a black woman who isn't proud of every negro feature she has inherited and I embrace my negro culture to it's fullest and will continue to encourage other women to do the same because we are black, we are beautiful, we are powerful and our negro-ness does define us and we should let it because it brings 0 shame.
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Growing up in this decade women have no choice but to hold their ground and be strong. This world will continually try and drag us down and not show us the equalization we deserve world wide, but it is up to us to lift up the women in our lives and encourage each other until we have all reached a level that demands that equalization that we deserve as a human right.
CONSTANT JUDGMENT FOR HOW WE CHOOSE TO DRESS
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This image helps depict another type of body shaming that women face. Anytime we wear something that seems "inappropriate" to others it is seen as an opening to slut shame or judge. Some will even go as far as to inaccurately accuse our choice of apparel for sexual assaults that take place. This is one of the harder misfortunes modern women face. The world will judge us all harshly for how we dress ourselves and how certain styles have a weight class, when in reality we are our bodies and can express ourselves how we see fit.
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