[Everglow.]

I've had very similar experiences in that I've never had to deal with an obvious inequality, but over the last few years I've become much more aware of this in general. I've also had inappropriate comments made, and frequently have men try to talk to me as I'm on my way home, trying to get a response even when I blatantly ignore them. I've also had other students in school act inappropriately, and back then I was too shy to speak out about it, but other female students had similar experiences too. I also had a long discussion with my brother the other day, who claimed that female sports stars should be paid less than male sports stars because women lack the physical ability to perform as well as men.

I'm glad that International Women's Day is promoting a gender-equal world. I've become my family's worst nightmare because any time I hear a comment they say which reinforces sexist attitudes I'm very quick to call them out on it!