5 Ways Your Can Support Women Today

In case you missed the #MeToo posts I'll summarize it for you: women are seen as less than, and more vulnerable in our society and everyone needs to do their part to help change that. So here are 5 easy ways you can do that today.

1. Shop Female

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There are so many female run businesses, books written by women, and so forth and so on. Next time you're about to click "buy" on Amazon maybe check and see if there's a similar product you can buy from a woman.

2. Compliment a woman you don't usually get along with

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Who doesn't love to shower her BFF in complements? It comes pretty naturally. Supporting other women doesn't mean ignoring the aggravating things about them or letting them push your buttons. But it does mean trying to see the good in them. Compliment her on something that she didn't purchase. Meaning no clothes or accessories. No "OMG that shirt is so cute!" a real compliment, about her and who she is as a person. She may be the most annoying person in your office, but maybe she has the loveliest laugh or the prettiest smile or the best sense of humor! Let her know!

3. Ask a woman about her career goals or dreams

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In my experience, when meeting new people, the first thing people ask my husband is "what do you do?" and that question is rarely asked of me. Which is so weird. I LOVE my job! I want to talk about my job! Ask me ask me! I had one "gentleman" tell me that most people won't ask a wife because they assume that's what her job is now. Being a wife. Um. Nah. Most women have goals, and dreams, and aspirations. Maybe those goals are wifey-life or maybe they're to join the 32 female fortune 500 company CEO's. Ask. Even just asking and listening can help empower her to reach whatever goals she has in mind.

4. Give a little grace

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You and I both know, being a woman is hard. Cut a girl some slack today. Tell your frazzled barista at starbucks not to rush, you can wait for your coffee. Or let a late project slide at work once in a while. Or just give ya stressed out girlfriend a hug. Life goes on, don't sweat the little stuff, we're in this together after all.

5. Remember every perspective is valid

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Every woman goes through her day to day life with a different past than you. Different experiences that shaped her personality and her outlook on life. Those differences are beautiful! Obviously that doesn't mean that every woman is going to be right all the time. But her unique point of view on the world or the situation at hand can be respected and valued.

#GirlPower

Women are awesome! So let's just treat them like that, okay?