Sometimes, our greatest wounds are inflicted by the very women we are celebrating this month. We must confront this painful truth. If I am honest, most of the tears we shed as women are because of the actions of another woman. A woman who chose to tear you down instead of lifting you up. A woman who sees your growth as a threat rather than a victory to celebrate.
How many times have we seen a mother protect her son, even when his actions break another woman’s heart? How many times have we seen a woman celebrating how she broke a family and destroyed another woman’s home?
How many times have we hesitated to recommend a qualified woman for an opportunity because we feared she might outshine us?How often do we dismiss another woman’s success as mere luck instead of acknowledging her hard work?
How many times have we engaged in gossip that tears another woman down instead of using our words to build her up?How many silent battles have you fought, hoping that just one woman would see your pain and stand by you?How many times have you cried yourself to sleep because of words spoken by another woman?
It is time for us to change the narrative. Our greatest enemy is not the competition, not society, not the glass ceiling, it is the division we allow among us as women. We have been conditioned to see each other as rivals when in reality, we should be each other’s greatest allies.
Let us choose kindness over jealousy and empowerment over indifference. Let us be intentional in supporting one another, not just when it is convenient, not just when it benefits us, but because we truly believe in the power of women in unity.
