Forget the flowers and discounts, this is what women ✨ actually✨ want on International Women's Day... and on every day.
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00:00For Women's Day, I want all women to be taken seriously.
00:02I want to be able to walk home alone at night and feel safe.
00:06I want men to keep their hands to themselves.
00:17For Women's Day, I want free menstrual products for women everywhere,
00:20and that includes incarcerated women.
00:22I would like for men to pick a moment out of their day
00:27and just imagine what it would be like to be a woman in that moment.
00:31For Women's Day, I want women of all sizes and shapes to love their body
00:35and to care about themselves.
00:37I want women to appreciate themselves.
00:40You don't need anyone else, no man, no nothing.
00:42I want to be able to text a guy first and for it to not be considered desperate.
00:46I want to be able to experience emotions without being called emotional.
00:49I would like maybe more acknowledgement to how hard it is for us to look pretty.
00:54I want women to be believed when they speak their truth.
00:56For Women's Day, I want men to keep their hands to themselves.
01:00I would like to see more equality in the politics.
01:04I want equality, same opportunities, equal payment, and human rights.
01:10I want to see more support systems for women that are incarcerated,
01:16regardless of if it's been, you know, a year, 10 years, 20 years, regardless of the offense.
01:21When they come out, programs that help them in every possible way get back on track.
01:26For Women's Day, I want abortion rights for everybody.
01:29Equal access to abortion and gender-affirming health care.
01:32For Women's Day, I want more men to support women like my friend Elliot.
01:37He's an ally!
01:38I want recognition for the day and I hope that it's not dismissed by other people.
01:43It's an important day and we should all come together and support women.
01:51For Women's Day, go to www.womensday.org.