It's time for good girls to speak up. Too many women don't say 'no' often enough and far too many say 'yes' when they mean 'no.'
That's the good girl syndrome. But it's time for good girls to GROW UP, to be REAL women, to say what they mean and do what they love.
Laurie Penny's article is insightful and timely.
"Most of us grew up learning that being a good girl was all about putting other people’s feelings ahead of our own. We aren’t supposed to say what we think if there’s a chance it might upset somebody else or, worse, make them angry. So we stifle our speech with apologies, caveats and soothing sounds..." Laurie Penny. New statesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/2013/08/laurie-penny/men-sexism/
That's the good girl syndrome. But it's time for good girls to GROW UP, to be REAL women, to say what they mean and do what they love.
Laurie Penny's article is insightful and timely.
"Most of us grew up learning that being a good girl was all about putting other people’s feelings ahead of our own. We aren’t supposed to say what we think if there’s a chance it might upset somebody else or, worse, make them angry. So we stifle our speech with apologies, caveats and soothing sounds..." Laurie Penny. New statesman
http://www.newstatesman.com/2013/08/laurie-penny/men-sexism/
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