On #InternationalWomensDay, I normally enjoy seeing all the posts and stories celebrating the women who push us forward. There is a place for this and there are many women who inspire me personally. But today I find myself feeling strangely numb. Why? (1/4)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LuisaPorritt/status/1633429621990457349
In recent years, the fight for equality has felt especially tough. We talk of wanting to end violence against women and girls, but when presented with the facts it feels like we are going backwards. So today, my mind is mainly on the women we've lost to gender-based hate. (2/4)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LuisaPorritt/status/1633429624360148994
The language used and threats towards women in public life only seem to have got worse. Ultimately, this reflects how women everywhere are viewed and treated in their daily lives, the degree and depth of misogyny that exists in our society. (3/4)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LuisaPorritt/status/1633429626969108481
I've written something more detailed which articulates these thoughts and why I feel heavy rather than uplifted today. Many women I know feel the same way. I think it is important to tell it as we see it. The piece is being published tomorrow, I will share it then. (4/4)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LuisaPorritt/status/1633429629758234625