Tales of the Ordinary Days

Day 7 | 30 Days of Writing Silence may be golden. It is definitely the easiest route, but I believe the better route is to have the courage to speak up. If voices aren't heard, positive change doesn't happen. I'm all about being an advocate for our new normal in society. A society where women aren't silenced on sexual harassment and assault, the old normal. My main rationale in the past for not sharing my own #MeToo experience was because a majority of the men in my life have treated me well. Really well. My best advocates and mentors have been men. All perfect gentlemen. They believed in me and gave me the opportunities and advice to succeed. I haven't wanted a #MeToo blog to cast a negative light on the many great men who are the opposite of #MeToo scum. But tonight I changed my mind. The tipping point was spending time with old friends along with my young niece, who has just begun her professional life. I have yet to meet a woman my age who doesn...