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These are adapted from tweets by Finn Mackay by Ailsa Clare Burkimsher Sadler:
Today is International Women's Day! Give thanks to Feminists for all we owe them!
If you're female & - you can view yourself as a full, adult human being instead of a minor who needs to be controlled by a man; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can choose to be a mother when/if you want, not at the dictate of a husband/partner/rapist; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you have the right to keep your medical records confidential from the men in your family; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can marry a man without your civil human rights being submerged into his rights; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can breastfeed your baby discreetly in public & not be arrested; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you get a degree after University, not a certificate of completion; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you live in a country where rape in marriage is illegal; thank a feminist.
If you’re female & you can report your partner for domestic abuse & expect police to take action not berate you for not being a better partner; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can get custody of your own children following divorce/separation; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - your salary is paid to your own bank account, not husband/father/brother; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - your own property legally belongs to you, not to your husband/father/brother; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you are allowed to testify in any court trial in your own defense, not be spoken for by husband/father; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can start a business & get a loan using only your name & credit history, not that of a husband/father; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can report rape to the police & expect a trial not to be about your hemline; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can take your boss to court for sexual harassment if it happens; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can wear trousers; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you play an organised sport; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can get or give birth control information without going to prison; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can apply for and have a chance to get the job you want, including in male dominated industries; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you get paid as much as a man doing the same job; thank a feminist.
If you're female & - you can vote; thank a feminist.
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