Believing women when they say they get talked over in meetings, brushed up against in the elevator, or sent inappropriate emails will make workplaces safer for everyone, and businesses will do better overall.
The same goes for believing women when they saythey don’t like being harassed on the street.
If we believe women at college campuses when they accuse another student of assault, we can spend less time on a lengthy and often harmful judicial processes, and more time preventing 1 in 5 college women from being assaulted to begin with.
If we believe women when they say they want more women like themselves in movies and TV, we can create a more diverse and beautiful cast of female characters for them to identify with, and heroes for girls and young women to look up to.
If we believe women when they say they know what is right for their bodies and their lives, women will be able to make decisions based on their full potential, and families will be better off because of it.
If we believe women when they say they like the way they look, we can stop wasting everyone’s time and money pressuring them to change.
If we believe women when they say they aregamers, feminists, engineers, comedians, et al, we can begin to create supportive communities that encourage collaboration between all members involved.
Believing women won’t end sexism, but it might be the start of a solution that involves each of us making a conscious choice to be better allies to the women in our lives.
So, what do you think?
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