Dear women of the world,

Why do you think you're better than the woman sitting next to you on the train? Is it because you had the time to do your makeup before work today and she didn't? Is it because her boots are worn from the winter storms and yours look brand new? Hey, I know it's hard to not be judgmental, and we can all attest to that. In reality, what do you know about her? She could be such an amazing person with many accomplishments. Do not let her natural face and worn boots leave the impression that she is any less of a woman than you are. The way you view her is just a reflection of yourself as a person.

Every woman is on her own journey. From the minute we learned how to walk, we've been trying to do everything on our own. We decided we wanted to be teachers, lawyers, artists, doctors, and scientists. We know how it feels to dream big, so why do we find pleasure in discouraging each other? As women, we can all succeed. We don't need to step on one another to get to the top.

Joining an entirely female organization in college opened my eyes to the fact that there is so much room in this world for each and every one of us to become successful. It also showed me that it is a necessity for us to not only follow our dreams for personal gain, but to create opportunities that are accessible to other women. We genuinely want to see each other achieve our goals.

It is time for women to unite and acknowledge that we are not on our journeys alone. We have each other to lean on. Someone once said, "We all look up to strong, independent women. But how do we become one ourselves?" We do this by supporting one another. Rarely do you ever hear of a successful woman degrading her fellow sisters out there.

If you see a woman with perfectly winged eyeliner, compliment her. If you see a woman doing wonderfully at her job, send her an email telling her you admire her work ethic. Simple things like this show that we can help each other feel better about ourselves.

Women, do not devalue or suppress each other. Society already does enough of that for us.

Sincerely,

Another woman