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International Women's Day is on the 8th of March, but one Instagram account thinks that we need to expand the occasion and celebrate it all year long.

It's called 'Unwomanly', and as its bio says, the account is dedicated to sharing entertaining and educational content on female empowerment.

From dating to careers and everything in between, 'Unwomanly' touches on a wide variety of subjects and paints quite an inspiring picture.

Continue scrolling to check it out, and don't miss the conversation we had about women's role in today's world with licensed clinical social worker Megan Logan.

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"Women's empowerment involves a radical shift towards knowing our gifts and strengths and then fully embracing them to boldly show up in the world," Logan, author of the 'Self-Love Workbook For Women: Release Self-Doubt, Build Self-Compassion, and Embrace Who You Are', told Bored Panda.

"No longer playing small to make others comfortable or holding back due to internalized negative beliefs about ourselves as women in society."

According to Logan, who has developed strong clinical skills providing therapy in a variety of mental health settings for over two decades, it's important to remember that fully embracing yourself does not happen magically overnight.

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"It takes consistency and intention," she said. "The first step involves believing you matter enough to learn, grow, and create a self-love practice. This repetition allows us to rewire our belief system and change the way we see ourselves, creating a new pathway for authenticity and living in your whole truth."

"Challenging and releasing negative self-doubt and critical self-talk makes space for self-compassion. Learning to set healthier boundaries, talking more kindly to ourselves, prioritizing self-care, and digging in deep to heal those wounded parts allows for the resiliency and consistency that it takes to show up and share your light in the world," Logan added.

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mulk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bwahahahah.... wait....oh sh*t! I am just realizing I am a goddamn jar opener...

Carole
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder how she'd react to the fact that some girls (like myself) grew up without a father or man in their lives and just figured out how to open jars by themselves?

Makajha Banjjjak
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or that some grew up with a dad(like myself), but figured out that it's just so much more rewarding to do things on their own, rather than waiting hopelessly for a man to help them :)

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VikingAbroad
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a female minister this is my proudest moment. When I go visit the elderly, and women as well as men asks me, "before you go, could you please help me open the jar in the fridge?" I love being able to help.

Eb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a single woman in my fifties, I only really regret not being married when there's something I need on the top shelf at the supermarket. If I wasn't 5ft2 it wouldn't come up.

Joshua Moore
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I taught my daughter how to open jars so she wouldn't need a man if that was her choice, I'm her dad. 😁

Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The real trick is to just use your left hand. It changes the angle you're applying force just a little bit and can make opening a jar easier

Huddo's sister
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are times I've tried both hands, both over and under the lid position, using the grip mats, and tried poured boiling water on it and tapping it on the benchtop and the seal still won't come undone :(

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Jack
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I asked my husband to open a jar the other day. He gave me a silicon jar opener and said “yep, I’ve outsourced myself. I hope you still love me.” Yes, I love him more now!

Sandy Parker
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You would be amazed what I do to open a can without asking the two men in my house. Hot water, banging, hurting the f**k out of my hand.

Seedy Vine
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A rubber band around the lid and one around the body really helps get a jar open. Makes it more grippy.

Rostit .
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I lol'd because my wife always asks me to open the jars. sometimes I think she tightens them just to give me a purpose.

Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let's face reality. The only thing necessary is sperm, which can be preserved to use whenever. All the new and improved sex toys and robots could, theoretically, make men obsolete. Hmmm, do y'all think that's what's got these clowns' knickers in a twist?

Sonja
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't even need them for that. Just use a jar opener or lift the edges of the lid with a fork and it opens easily

AndreaD
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Any other woman out there who get a lot of satisfaction opening a jar when a man couldn’t? I used to rub it in my brother’s FACE!

Cara G
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandmother has a device installed beneath her kitchen cabinet shaped in a V where you slide the jar into it, push it back, twist, and POP. She got rid of her husband in 1976.

Kevin Sutton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ER, s**t. Don't know how to tell you this but we have a jar opener in the drawer, it cost a few quid

Nicki Violet
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha, I've totally told my husband that if anything happens to him I won't be able to get the store brand applesauce since I can't open it!

Ash
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just buy one of those rubber jar openers and you're good to go!

Elio
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just run it under hot water. Oh no, I just made men obsolete. Sorry dudes.

Nikki Sevven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gently tap the edge of the lid (all the way around) on your cutting board. Stand up the jar and give the top of the lid a smack. Open the jar.

H M
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In medieval times, old men weren't valued. Old women however, were considered to be wise and have value, and most were widows by then anyway and had a great life.

cecilia kilian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Try whacking the thing on the edge of the counter ( the jar, not the mom, although...)

Mary Jeffries
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone I knew was struggling before deciding to divorce and part of the equation was the he’d catch the spiders.

Axel Tojo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey!?... I can also screw lightbulbs! Wait... that didn't come out right. Wait... XD

Michael Largey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When women in my life have said "I'm afraid that I'm about to give you a jar", you mom's scenario is not what unfolded.

Jennifer Norton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

gotta be honest... that last line got me because I didn't see it coming! good one

Me, Myself, and I
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I started giggling at the first sentence so much I had to put my tea down before I spilled all over myself!

Nothing_To_See_Here_Folks
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when i was pretty young i tried opening a jar, couldn't do it, my dad tried, my uncle tried, my brother tried, they couldn't open it, and then i tried again with a towel and opened it, very satisfying

Emmydearest
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a grown a*s woman couldn't figure out how to open a jar without the help of a man, she shouldn't have kids so she won't pass them her stupid genes. Take a spoon, insert the tip (that's what she said, by the way) between the lid and the jar, pry the lid with the jar, you'll hear a satisfying POP and the lid will come off easily.

Spannidandoolar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just bang the edge of the lid on a hard surface, breaks the seal and opens easily...my food tech teacher taught me this over 20 years ago, works 95% of the time

Rahul Pawa
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do more for my wife than just open jars....I also open Gatorade bottles!

Hales M
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly though... real talk... I can't open jars to save my life. I have held off on making dinner until my neighbour could open a jar for me. Like when my husband isn't home... I just stare at the jar with great sadness.

Luna Crow
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Usually I'm pretty good at this, but once I got one even the tools wouldn't work on. Living alone with my dog (he was no help), but fortunately in a busy area. So I took a beer outside and offered it to whomever could get the jar open. Only took a couple minutes, problem solved!

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Seabeast
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm the jar opener in my household. With those jar lids that have the little claws, it takes careful tapping, not strength.

Vix Spiderthrust
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait till she discovers how to increase her grip using an elastic band. That mum is getting hella divorced.

Deborah B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Time to order every woman you know a jar opener for Christmas, and see how many relationships disintegrate?

Gardener of Weeden
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can open my own jars... I keep them around to take out the garbage. LOL

Liz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also though…if jars are designed only to be opened easily by one biological sex, seems there’s a design flaw that should be addressed.

MontanaMariner
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remind some of my dumb a*s friends that they shouldn't forget that their most redeeming quality is physical beauty, and they wonder why they're single. But I'm ugly and single, so ...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

omg these comments...how many "not all men" varieties r gna show up 😬 Yall we got headaches and can't read negativity today

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i will train an army of cats. and one day, we will strike. everyone, EVERYONE can join.

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Since 2006, the Global Gender Gap Index has been measuring the extent of gender-based gaps among four key dimensions: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. Tracking the progress towards closing these gaps over time, it reports benchmarks and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across and within regional peers.

According to its 2020 findings, there is still a 31.4% average gender gap that remains to be closed globally.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a single mum I want to jump up and cheer this comment and wish I could give it more than one up vote.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, we don't want to suffocate under the weight of your collective disapproval

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Across the four characteristics, on average, the largest gender disparity lies within political empowerment. Despite being the most improved dimension that year, the gap on this subindex has only been closed by 25%, meaning there are still not enough women occupying seats in government across the world.

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However, it's important to note that the political empowerment subindex fails to measure the legal rights of women and girls in comparison to those of men, which plays a significant role in determining the extent to which a society is equal.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's what all predators & abusers say. I remember about the Larry Nassar case; as he realized the IndyStar investigation would expose him, he started begging the journalists not to publish it because "it would ruin his life". Not a word about the lives of HUNDREDS of little girls he had been sexually abusing for almost 2 decades.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there are males who do nothing around the house, and they’re still adorable. they’re called babies. BABIES DO THIS. and various pets.

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The economic and labor market gender gap has been closed by 58%. This is due to the fact that, on average, only 55% of women are participating in the global workforce, and their presence in higher-yielding positions is even lower.

Plus, this disparity is exacerbated by the global wage gap, which affects women across all industries and backgrounds, and has remained relatively stagnant throughout the last five years or so. These components highlight the challenges women face to escape poverty and become financially and economically independent. 

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great way to epitomise the difference between womens' and mens' experiences

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How difficult is it to keep your hands to yourself and show some respect by not being creepy or inappropriate.

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At least 35 of the 153 surveyed countries have closed the education gender gap by 96.1%. However, this number varies across education levels.

Globally, girls are less likely to receive an education due to gender-based discrimination, child marriage, and the burden of fulfilling domestic chores, all of which prevent young girls and teens from attending school.

While more young girls and women are attending primary and secondary school, less than half are going on to attend college.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dunno man....we've seen what these "influencers" do with makeup and filters. If you're talented enough or patient enough you can totally change your look with makeup so isn't it natural there'd be some concern? Sure appearance isn't everything but it does play a role in attraction.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is kinda random but there was this one dumbass female alpha podcaster who said that women are more likely to cause wars when they’re in power like 😭😭😭😭 women have never been in power you can’t just make up statistics

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Although the global gender gap for health care and survival has been closed by 95.7%, millions of women worldwide still do not have equal access to health care, especially reproductive health care.

Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, vice-president for development at the Brennan Center for Justice, thinks that period poverty and menstrual stigma play significant roles in holding society back from achieving gender equality, highlighting that these barriers can also prohibit them from participating in politics, the workforce, and education.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you don't want your identity stolen, just don't have an identity! DUH!

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In order to achieve gender equality and make all of these pictures a thing of the past, countries across the globe must increase the number of women in government, ensure education is accessible to all women and girls, create free or affordable child care so that more women can participate in the labor market, and provide access to safe reproductive health care.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because of course there is a neon sign over every guy’s head telling women if they’re gonna get raped or not. /s

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why the need to check the ID of someone who looks 'under 30' though?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's so weird that we call it 'losing' your virginity. You didn't lose anything, on the contrary, you gained something: you have gained a new experience, nothing was lost. Imagine if we called all significant new life experiences losses: if we called going to school for the first time 'losing your toddler-phase', going on a holiday without your parents for the first time 'losing your parent-dependance', moving in with your boyfriend/girlfriend 'losing your aloneness', going to a music festival for the first time 'losing your silence', walking for the first time 'losing your crawling days'. Weird, right? We view those as gaining a new life experience or entering a new phase in your life, so let's talk about sex that way too. Also, I dislike the emphasis on only intercourse. I think, having someone else give you an orgasm for the first time, or you giving someone else one, is just as much a significant new life experience and start of a new phase in your life as having intercourse.

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Megan Logan is happy that things are finally moving. "Women have far too long held themselves back with internalized shame-based beliefs from society and cultural imprinting," she said. "We continue to embark on an ever-evolving employment journey. Through the different stages of life and over time, the self-love journey never ends."

"I believe women have become tired of constantly nurturing others without replenishing what makes their hearts and souls happy and fulfilled. While self-empowerment is an individualized journey, it happens on a collective level as well," she said. "As more women do their individual work, self-love can radically change the world we live in. I see this happening all over the globe. My first book, Self-Love Workbook for Women, has been translated into over 18 languages! How amazing that women all over have empowered themselves in learning to evolve and grow!" she said.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you were there but THEY missed the call, at the time agreed upon, then it is incumbent upon THEM to apologize to you, not the other way around.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know this is slightly off point, but; When I was a kid, I always thought 'Master' & 'Miss' (short for Mistress) were for before you were married, 'Mr' & 'Mrs' were for after you were married, and 'Ms' was when you were divorced or engaged. I remember finding out that men got upgraded to 'Mr' when they became an adult and assumed the same happened with women. I started calling ALL adult women 'Mrs' until I was corrected on that. 'Sir' & 'Ma'am' got thrown into the mix and I just thought 'This s**t's confusing! Let's just drop it all together'. To this day I still don't like being called 'Mr' or 'Sir'.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The 'You're not like other girls' line should be reserved for use only on those "Alpha Male" douchebags!

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