Toni Hargis
1 min readSep 30, 2021

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Great piece. but I'd like to add a few more ideas. (I won't say they're the "better ideas" you mentioned, but I hope they add something).

"Holding men accountable for their actions is a newly established norm and women are running that show. " I would love to agree that it's a new norm and that we're running the show but that's far from the truth. The amount of #NotAllMen comments on social media daily, illustrates that when we try to hold men accountable we are still shouted down or worse.

"It just takes men deciding to set their own mark and enforce it when it comes to the conduct we will accept, and the standard of safety and well-being of the women and children in and around our spaces." Better still, instead of setting your own marks, (because you might miss something) listen to what women will and won't accept, & what it takes to make us feel safe.

"...men need to see every woman and child as their own on some level...". Women will know we've really made some strides when men don't have to frame us as a member of their family to help us.

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Toni Hargis
Toni Hargis

Written by Toni Hargis

Co-author of “How to Stand up to Sexism; Words for when enough is enough”. Helping women find their voices. @ToniHargis

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