The Power in my Shoes.

Growing up in a post-soviet country, stating your opinions about some of these matters was not always praised. Feminism was not always a given since I was made to believe that we as females are inferior to men.“Look at that bad driver, it’s definitely a woman be-hind the wheel.” “Don’t hire a woman because she will just get preg-nant and go on materni-ty leave”, “Don’t cry, what are you, a girl?”. These are just a couple of re-marks I heard so many times as a kid, and at some point, they made me believe it myself. I had to relearn what feminism is as a grownup, understand that it is not a man-hating propagan-da, but instead that it advocates for the rights of women and demands equality in opportunities. Feminism is not just im-portant for women but for every sex, gender and caste, it is supposed to empower the people and society as a whole.