I completely agree that you should take a stand for yourself and raise your voice. However, in most cases, if your voice is heard as a woman and makes an impact, it's a huge privilege. Where I come from, when women raise their voices and fight, things get even worse. Suddenly, a thousand labels get pasted on her and she's suppressed even more. I've learned that not every situation is worth my emotional energy and not every battle is worth fighting for. I have chosen to stay silent in a lot of situations to protect my mental peace even though it means I have to keep putting up with the same shit over and over again, every single day. But sometimes women have no other choice when they're living in toxic environments. Sometimes the only way you can make a change is to physically get out of the situation.

Sorry for this long rant but I 've seen a lot of women suffer more when they raised their voices and took a stand. So felt this had to be said Thanks for writing this article :))