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Don’t Grow In, Lean In

This is one of the most powerful slam poetry performances I’ve ever seen. 

Lily Myers, the poet featured in the video, accurately portrays social norms which encourage women to be quiet, submissive, and take up as little space as possible. 

While the whole video is definitely worth your time to watch, pay close attention to 2:49-3:12, where Lily hits on a phenomenon which, as a student in a women’s college, I witness take place daily. She says, “I asked five questions in genetics class today and all of them started with the word sorry.” Apologizing before asking a question in class is something that I’m sometimes guilty of myself, and it represents a broader problem about how women view their roles within society. 

Women have no reason to apologize for asking questions, for raising their voices, or for taking up space. Women should be proud to take a seat at the table, and lean in at work, school, and every other area of their lives. Lily’s brave performance is just one example of a woman speaking her mind unapologetically.

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