"Use those glorious elbows of yours to carve out just a little more space for yourself"

     This is a great post on why we still need feminism.  (Note, there is some bad language)  This has become so apparent:

Whatever you think of the US presidential candidates, it’s undeniable that Hillary Clinton running for president has unleashed an incredible amount of misogyny into our awareness. 

http://declaredominion.com/2016/10/21/time-for-our-global-takeover/

It’s about starting right where we are, in our own homes and families and language and boundaries. It’s about stepping up to leadership roles in our companies and communities. It’s about being a little bit braver than you thought you could be. It’s being strong enough to be gracious and diplomatic, but still say the damn thing that needs to be said. It’s not waiting until we are full of rage to speak– because then our furious voices are incoherent and hard to hear.

I know it’s hard. I know people will tell you that you’re being selfish and ungrateful and shrill. Those people can suck it.

I know you think you aren’t doing the world a service every time you demand a little more space, but you are.  Every time you use those glorious elbows of yours to carve out just a little more space for yourself, you are making more space for every one of us.