I am on a mission

I am on a mission

I am on a mission to make my son see, experience and view girls as his peers, his equals, his partners in life.

I am on a mission to teach my son that his gender does not define who he is meant to be, but his identity, his personality, his character do.

I am on a mission to share with my son that boys and girls can play any sports they like, dance any dance they love, pray for any spirituality they enjoy with total freedom, security and mindfulness.

I am on a mission to grow my son to be a man who will ensure the girls and women he meets in his path are given the same fair opportunities to health, to schooling, to work that pays fairly and makes them full engaged citizens of society.

I am on a mission to develop my son to make school a place where all children are encouraged to learn, to think, to speak, to question, to be their best, to know their strengths, to feel they are unique, no matter who they are.

I am on a mission to show my son that fatherhood is parenthood and if he chooses to become a father one day, it’s a full lifetime commitment, not a part time engagement or just a bill to pay.

I am on a mission to teach my son that today girls, women, mothers, daughters, sisters, female friends are not born with the same opportunities as him just because they are from a different gender, but it is his duty to ensure he does his share to change this.

I am on a mission to make my son understand respect, dignity and equality are not options, they are fundamental human rights, that we should all be feminists, that we should all fight for what makes us humans.

I am on a mission to celebrate International Women’s Day with my son today.