International Women’s Day, my ass.
While individual women discover how to transcend centuries-old suppression of the feminine,
we are far torn from giving the feminine its place in forming our systems, government, and social constructs.
The critique of patriarchy is not about power,
it’s about consciously and unconsciously severing the feminine from her own knowing.
So International Women’s Day
thus
is really just a rubric to measure how the collective masculine is doing in its ability to serve and protect nature itself,
and women’s lives
and instincts, nurturing, intuition:
• Securing women’s rights: F
• Protecting nature: F
• Honoring motherhood: C
• Women in politics: C-
• Respecting women’s sexuality: C
• Safety walking alone at night: C
• Caring about women’s sexual experiences: D
• Deep listening/seeing: C
• Prioritizing women’s input/requests: D
• Individually, my own sense of instincts, sexuality, ability to nurture and execute, ability to care for self, multiple people, land and gardens, community, and legislation at a time: A
• Average level of care I give to men in my life: A
—ruby roth
Flommist Ruby Roth is an artist, designer, creative strategist, and the author-illustrator of four leading books for kids. Her work has been featured on Today, CNN, FOX, NBC, ABC News, and other major media outlets. Copyright © 2025 Ruby Roth.
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