Ban Bossy, We Need to Empower Girls, Not Squash Them

I hate it when Americans pontificate about how bad women have it in other countries, then silence their own women. I know women are abused, kept in slavery, prevented from learning. I'm not deaf to their problems. I pray for them and support empowerment missions, like Amnesty, WAR and Global Girlfriend. It's our hypocrisy I object to. In our supposed enlightened nation, girls have low self-esteem issues 3.5 times more than boys. Girls don't speak up, don't take leadership, don't assert their intelligence. They play dumb and weak. Why? Because we teach them to. Parents, join me in helping our girls find and use their voice. This is what God calls us to do. When He spoke of women as the weaker vessels, it wasn't to shame or silence them. It was to help their realize their essential role.   Ban Bossy, Empower Girls to Speak Out, Not Tell Them to Shut Up