I can remember my Mom asking my Dad for his credit card, as at the time woman weren't allowed to have one of their own. I remember this vividly because of what happened next. Mom took me shopping for school clothes, shoes etc. When she went to pay, the sales man asked if my Dad knows Mom had his credit card. Things escalated, It got very heated, the men were using language that was worse than rude. The manager threw up his hands and said "god save me from educated women" Then he said cash or the highway. We left. I'll never forget this. I had never seen my Mom as angry as she was that day. She behaved like the lady she was, I was so proud of her. After all these years I still get angry just thinking about it. Do thank a Feminist, thank my Mom and your Mom.

Unfortunately these things don't apply to every country / region of this world. Still loads of work to do.

Happy International Women's Day to all~

These seem to be too focused on making women feel thankful, without any focus on why men should feel thankful too, things like: Thank a feminist that it's becoming easier and easier to hire women for positions that have previously been male dominated, it's like losing half your talent pool -- we have many talented female software engineers at my company, and despite having a culture that encourages diversity, the engineering team is still only around 10% female. Another one - thank a feminist for helping drive companies offering Paternity benefits in addition to Maternity benefits so fathers can help raise their children too. Thank a feminist for helping to teach your sons that women are equal and teaching your daughter that no career/sport/hobby is off limits to her. And there are many more reasons that everyone should thank feminists for helping to drive equality for women. There's still lots of work to be done, but things are improving.

This article has been targeted by INCELS who are voting down the posts--just in case anyone might be wondering why we still need feminism

I think, that every woman keeping a house, kids, job/s and perhaps even supporting their spouse should be given a freaking GOLD MEDAL. You are the everyday heroes!

I gave this story a vote up, even though many of these posters are celebrating incomplete wins. There’s still a long way to go :-( Edit: Also proof of how far we need to go: the psychotic misogyny and acculturated wrongheadedness posted in the comments. Sigh.

Aren't the number of hidden comments under this post are just amazing? :D

It's not women's day. It's women's RIGHTS day

And there are many women in the world who do not have those liberties... so sad, especially in 2019....

This article mentions complete equality, what laws are left that are yet to be gained? Serious question.

Thank you! Just being able to wear pants makes a huge difference. Personally, I hate wearing skirts and it makes me so scared and nervous. I already have anxiety, so it's hard to wear skirts. And think about LGBTQ+ things! FTM Transgender kids are able to wear pants even when they aren't out yet. That's amazing for them! <3

Hell yaasss

for all those saying, "Thank a feminist for 1.3 million abortions each year. Thank a feminist for "transgender women" in women's bathroom and sports" etc., etc. BIOTCH LISTEN UP. abortions first: One of my friends had her period when she was 8, lets say that very hypothetically she was raped you telling me that an 8-year-old can't get an abortion?!?!?! AN 8-YEAR-OLD HAS TO GIVE BIRTH TO A CHILD?!?!?! Transgender women are women who have always existed and are beautiful. It is scientifically proven that transgender women when born male at birth, does fully have a XY chromosome, IT IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN.

I publish a feminist magazine called LiisBeth.com.....and I loved this piece! I woukd add thank feminist organizations, the people who fund them, and feminist media who amplify stories, publish the data, conduct analysis and write persuasively about the need for change that gets politicians and the broader public on board. Without them, none of these things would have happened.

No they don't. Stop being stupid. Just because you're single and have no kids you don't need to be mentioned.

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Shouldn't you really thank men for these advances? Since men had all the power and ultimately had to agree that women should be equal. But I guess that doesn't fit into the current cultural narrative.

Thanks to radical political party here in Italy people can divorce and women have abortion legally and safe in an hospital instead that by more dangerous means. Unfortunately, after that, the very same party started a poll for so many subject that they made the famous proverb "Even a broken watch tells it right twice a day"

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I see they forgot to add a few other, like: -If you are a woman who wants to be a stay at home mom but are ridiculed for it thank a feminist! -If you are a woman who loves a man and want to spend your life with him thank a feminist to be looked down on by them! -If you are a man who was falsely accused of sexual assault thank a feminist! Oh and these are rather for the 3rd wave feminists, the ones who did the great and actually useful things weren't these crazy women who want to be superior to men...