The peaceful protest #MeToo has been quite eye opening, and for me, so sad. I knew sexual abuse was a dark secret in our country, but harassment? This much? Horrible.
It has been beautiful to see women have a voice, not be afraid to speak up and share: “yes, me too. It happened to me.” Whether quietly or loudly.
It is connecting heart strings that strengthen us as women. Collectively.
While teaching one of my Influential Voice courses during this time, it came up in class. Many participants felt the same way. Then a gentleman in the program said: “it has created an awareness for me too and things I might say that I no longer want to.”
I asked if he’d share.
“I don’t think I have harassed a woman, but I might have said things that could be offensive. For example, I caught myself starting to say: ‘that’s not ladylike.’”
This led to a discussion of what we may say to men too. Inspiring.
How powerful if one simple movement moves even one person to changing how they speak to women.
