I...Think We Should Start Stating What We Think

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Have you ever noticed the difference between men and women when we state our thoughts while we are talking about a topic, whether if it is serious or not serious? In class or in discussions, most of us women have an opinion on what is being said, whether that is in agreement or disagreement. When we have an opinion, we raise our hand and we start to say what is going on through our minds. We start out with “I feel like…”. We like to say “I feel like..” and while we do feel a certain way, we should start to say “I know” or something that alerts that whoever we are talking too that we stand by our statement.

Women have been convinced that we need to be emotional caregivers of the world. We are the ones to deliver bad news and to stay quiet when something needs to be said. However, with the rise of the strong women who are break the glass ceilings, we should start rewording the way we state what we have to say. It is a simple tactic to help ourselves be taken more seriously. Growing up in these class room discussions, girls typically say “I feel” and boys say, “I think”. We should start to say, “I think” more often. We obviously feel a certain way to whatever topic is being discussed, but we should state what we have to say with more tactics, because it is time we be taken seriously.

Rewording our feminine language is such a simple move against the male hierarchy but it is powerful. When we start stating what we have to say with “I think”. In interviews, you will stand out against the other candidates because that phrase is coming from your mind intellectually, not emotionally. When we change our language to be more intellectual, we are challenging the emotional stereotype and can then be taken more seriously against our male counterparts. Conservative women are different from the rest because we say what we need to say with grace, but it’s time we add more conviction behind our thoughts. Next time in class or in a discussion, start by stating what you have to say with “I think” and notice the simple response of respect you get back.

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