"The Secret to Women's Empowerment...is Women" - Delainey Saxon
By: Keemia Ferasat
March 12, 2019
In Keemia Ferasat’s article, “The Secret to Women’s Empowerment is Women,” Ferasat begins by introducing women’s role in Congress. She states that almost 75 million women are in the U.S. workforce and are a part of different organizations that are changing the world. She argues that women need to support each other in order for them to make a difference. Women empower women. By working together, women will have the opportunity to become powerful and help their communities. Ferasat includes three steps that both men and women can take to help equality. The first step is about sponsorship at work. She states that a sponsor is better than a mentor because have the ability to offer career advice and guidance. This sponsor will also fight for you and not against you. The next step is to invest in women. She argues that investment funds not only help other women expand their business, but also allows the person investing to potentially receive a financial return. When the business grow, it can create more opportunities, profit, and a stronger economy. The third and final step is about standing up. Ferasat states that standing up makes a difference. We all need to speak up as individuals. By supporting each other, we will be able to help our business grow and even reach our life goals. In order to attain gender equality, she states that we need to advance women in our communities and office by giving them more opportunities so they can reach their full potential. Overall, she argues that we can fill the gender inequality gap by sponsoring women, investing in them, and standing up for them.
In her article, Ferasat makes many great points. I agree that we should all work together in order to bridge the inequality gender gap. It is often hard for some women to reach their full potential because they feel as if no one will be there to support them. However, if we follow the three steps that Ferasat includes in her article, women will begin to feel more empowered. Afterall, Ferasat does say that empowered women empower women. By working together instead of against one another, everyone will win. This change will not only affect gender inequality, but also our communities. Many opportunities will be created if we support one another. This can allow to more people, not just women, to achieve their life goals. We need to start empowering one another in order to create a new standard. So, when the next generation of women come, they will be able to follow the example we leave.
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