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#ItWasNeverADressMenuShare Your StoryAboutStoreFree StuffShare Your StoryFollow #ItWasNeverADress — TwitterFacebookInstagram #ItWasNeverADress Through storytelling, community building, innovation and creative disruptions,#ItWasNeverADress is fostering conversations that are necessary to shift perceptions about women.Share Your Story TORSHEEDEH: The Significance of Being a Sour Iranian WomanI grew up in Arizona, after my family immigrated there from Iran when I was four. There wasn’t much of an Iranian community in AZ when I was growing up, …Read More »Single GenderI am teaching an all girls single gender class in a public school. They are 4th-grade girls from low-income families.I am trying to empower them. We talk about how some …Read More »My mom wore three capes!Most moms are amazing women. My mom was amazing! She wore three capes.Cape One: She raised three sons that were quite a handful but she didn’t do it with discipline …Read More »Trying to make a changeSince I was a kid, my mom taught me how important it was to be independent and free.For all my life I thought I could make some change. Women suffer …Read More »I Am Out!One day at school I learned that you don’t have to have the things you were born with. So I started thinking about that and I realized that I never …Read More »Finding my passionI always felt a bit about of place. In elementary school they said what do you do for fun and you could say drawing. In middle school they would say …Read More »Embracing my Inner PinkI was always leery of wearing pink. I thought it would make me a girly girl and the guys wouldn’t listen to me. I worked in Oil and Gas as …Read More »Seriously!?I started as a secretary in an intense environment. I did not have a lot of money for clothing at the time but I was doing the best I could …Read More »Keep moving forwardI lost my sense of identity a little over a year ago. It felt like I was wearing shackles, rather than freedom. I left my job, my home, and a …Read More »SuperpowerTo parents of small children, both boys and girls: I wanted to share something I’ve got going with my nine-year old that might be useful to change the world for …Read More »Tech Teacher Private SchoolI am left speechless when a co-worker has a problem with their iPhone or the printer or other technology device and they fail to ask me for help. My position …Read More »EscapeI have recently ended an abusive relationship of eight years. At times physical, mostly psychological. Being threatened is scary. I reflect upon my mother, who stayed in a marriage till …Read More »Growing FeministI always considered myself to be a feminist without ever knowing what it fully meant. I knew that I thought women were equal to men. However as a child I …Read More »Own it.What I’ve learned in 20 years in tech:You deserve to be here. Your ideas are just as good, or probably better than other people’s. Speak your mind. Take up space. …Read More »Parkour Practitioner, Teacher for Social ChangeI’m a high school English teacher in NYC, a coach, a professional parkour practitioner (traceuse), and a 4-time American Ninja Warrior. I’m trying to promote a different image of women …Read More »Big womanI always thought that because i’m an only child i would be spoiled, incapable of doing anything by myself and i saw others who were only children and they were …Read More »Small and Large WaysI’m a white woman and I’ve largely lived a life of privilege.I started to forget that sexism effects people in real world life & death ways…that violence against women is …Read More »Saying NoWomen are taught to be polite and kind and fragile. When we say “No” we say it with a gentleness, if we can say it at all. We are taught …Read More »Disrupting at AxosoftWe were the first to make some necessary changes to our bathroom signs! …Read More »AwarenessFinally feel like I’m becoming aware of who I am, what my power is, how I can help and inspire others. First, I have to find that strength in myself …Read More »LOVEI am a father and a husband. I am 64 going on 34.So, I hope its ok with everyone that I contribute my “two cents ”All I have to say …Read More »Owning my truth!I was born in the early 70’s, the youngest of 8 with 6 older brothers. All my life I felt unseen, unheard, not quite good enough. My family is wonderful …Read More »Passing on the StrengthWhen I asked my 15 year old daughter if her father was hurting her in anyway, I was sure she would say “No”, but something in my gut made me …Read More »23 years in technology and now I’m launching a startupI started going to school majoring in CIS shortly after the birth of my first son. At that time I was making barely above minimum wage as a bank teller …Read More »Computer Science InequalityWhen I walked into computer science class freshman year, I was slightly terrified. I had always been interested in comp sci, but had the perception that it was a male-dominated …Read More »Returning from mat leaveI work for a large tech company. Before I gave birth I spoke with the CEO of the company to discuss my next role when I return from maternity leave. …Read More »Multi-tasking at its FinestSix days after my daughter was born I found myself breastfeeding my newborn in one arm while balancing my laptop on the other so I could send data to my …Read More »Made in AmericaWhen I was little people would always worn me about things that could happen to me. I always listened but thought that bad things would never actually happen to me.When …Read More »SoccerI get really bad cramps. The week before and during my period. To the point where I throw up. I play soccer for my school. I honestly was was not …Read More »Becoming a TRANSparentI grew up in the Bible thumping, spare the rod spoil the child south. All I’ve ever heard my life was how wrong homosexuality was. When my daughter was 6, …Read More »HarassmentWhen I started the 8th grade my life changed forever. I always thought it was my fault I was being harassed on every level: sexually, emotionally, physically – all levels. …Read More »Showing how a girl can be stongerWhen I was at camp last year we hiked and paddled down the St. Croix (the border between Canada and USA) at the same time another boys camp was paddling. …Read More »Corporate ChaosA couple months ago I was invited to a private lunch with an executive and other alumni from my high school. The executive came from the same hometown that we …Read More »New worldI have never before faced gender inequality like I have this year. I was promoted to a high level education position. However, the highest level is the good ole boy …Read More »Taking Computer Science to the Elementary SchoolAfter I went to an all girls computer science program a few years ago, I really questioned why men believed that the STEAM field was just for them. A big …Read More »In the airport…I travel a lot for work and when I walk through airport terminals, I have to travel pass multiple restrooms. The ever-present “universal” symbol for girls/women/females, the stick figure with …Read More »The Battle of the HairGrowing up I always hated my long hair. It was hot and it got in the way. One day I cut it off in a bob, and my mom loved …Read More »Girls can be superheroes!!Today i found a dress for my daughter at Walmart that said Supergirl and i thought it was adorable so i bought it for her. when I came home and …Read More »YOU ARE A LADY!All my life, I`ve been corrected one way or another, told I can’t do something because I`m a lady.Whenever I swear in front of my dad, he yells at me …Read More »Wrong Gender DocMy name is Adrian and I was born a supposed female. I grew up in a Christian family (which i didn’t believe in). I always felt like something was off …Read More »The Clothes Don’t Make the ScientistI’m a volcanologist, which means I spend part of my time outside hiking, getting up close and personal with rocks and ash and clay, and generally engaged in grubby pursuits. …Read More »Fox 10 NewsFox 10 News Capes Up! …Read More »#seebeautifulEvery day, I work to connect my female students with book characters who prove that they can be strong, independent women. I want them to believe that someday, they can …Read More »No Means NoI have just started attending college for my freshman year. I have been here for a week and have already been called a bitch for saying no to guys and have …Read More »flyersI put up lots of feminist flyers all over a big city here in the Netherlands …Read More »Searched #ItWasNeverADress on Pinterest30 Minutes later… …Read More »An Unlikely SuperheroLike Tania, one of the creators of #ItsWasNEVERAdress, I have felt like a split-brained, misfit in my career as a technical professional. Since I am a creative person, I often …Read More »Mean boysI am currently 20 years old and this 2018 will be turning 21. To be honest, when I was 13/14 years old I didn’t think I would become the person …Read More »Chemistry ClassSophomore year of high school I got placed into a chem lab group with 3 other boys. One of them automatically assumed that because I was a girl, my opinion was …Read More »I should have known betterMy story starts like so many others I’ve heard… I was in college. I was drunk. It was late. There was a boy. I should have known better.Those last 5 …Read More »strongI am an athlete. The coach of the football team wants me to be on his high school team but the boys have started picking on me because I am …Read More »Eating Psychology Coach & College AdministratorI teach a class called “How to Get Your Groove Back.” This is an excellent reminder to my clients of their superpowers. I also work at a community college and …Read More »Can’t Touch ThisI moved houses, states, schools, all within the past year. I grew up in an environment in which progressive, trailblazing ideas were commended and labeled innovative. In this environment I …Read More »FitnessOur school has a fitness club that everyone can try to get into based off of their scores on different tests such as the mile,pacer,push-up,etc. No one thought that I …Read More »My hands tell my storyI’ve always been a person who wanted to work with my hands, use tools and create. Often this placed me in jobs and on crews where I was the only …Read More »Bio TestIn my biology class, we took a test about DNA and RNA and we got our results. My teacher announces that only one person in all of her classes got …Read More »Less Wages More WorkFinding out you’re less effective counterpart makes more money because of a sack of semen hanging between his legs makes for a terrible Friday. But I won’t stop working harder, …Read More »Short HairWhen I cut my hair to a pixie cut, I felt the most feminine I’ve ever felt. Even though people would say I looked like a boy and that I …Read More »Social ProblemsI own an instagram page where my goal is to help others. I believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and decency. If I can just help one …Read More »The Bathroom is for everyone remix 2View »The F-WordA little girl grew up in a liberal household, knowing that all are equal, that racism and sexism are wrong. This little girl also grew up without hearing the word …Read More »Cooking classI was sitting in cooking class when I turned around and said something about drama class to the boy behind me and he spat in my face. so I told …Read More »My GirlsMy feminism has been a bit dormant over the last decade as I focused on other social justice issues: education, race relation, health care. But now, under this administration and …Read More »Hyper FemininityAs a trans woman, I used to feel like I had to subject to the typical stereotype of women to be considered one. Even if I don’t “dress like a …Read More »Not too young to be feministI did that and intend to do so again! I’m only 13 but I still do things like that often. I’m only in 7th grade but I will ALWAYS be …Read More »“Things Happen to Girls.”This was what my parents told me growing up when I asked why I had a curfew and my twin brother didn’t. I wasn’t allowed to go somewhere unless my …Read More »Proud to be a GirlI’m a 16 year old girlAnd i’ve been trough bullying for two yearsYou know why?Because I was a tomboyI loved football and sportI was very good at itI don’t know …Read More »Never Told NoI had a very unique childhood. There were eight children in my family. I was number 2. I watched baby girl after baby girl come home from the hospital until …Read More »Be YOU, not just what people think of you.I go to a great school, everything is awesome, and I just love life. I have so many best friends, and I don’t care about what others think. That’s what …Read More »Bits not BoobsMy father trusted my brother to inherit family company and take over. Most of my dads free time would be allocated to my brother. My younger sister and I would …Read More »STEM, Women and Girls: A male perspective“I’ve been incredibly blessed to know a large number of bright, successful people over the years while working in Information Technology. And a very large percentage of them were women. …Read More »Professions have genders?I was definitely referred to as a tomboy, which I never understood, because I didn’t get that it isn’t girly to climb trees, race boys on my bicycle, and take …Read More »A Daily Pick-Me-UpWhenever I see the original bathroom sign for women/girls, I can’t help but smile and picture the red cape. My t-shirt makes me feel strong, and it certainly catches people’s …Read More »self sufficientI grew up really poor. My mom raised my brother and me by herself, on a waitress salary. She got no child support and our father was no where to …Read More »Wonder Woman at the March for Our LivesIt was a powerful experience to march as a daughter, mother, and now grandmother with & for the student-led March for Our Lives. The most moving moments were always all …Read More »200 miles of pure strengthI just returned from a backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail which runs from Georgia to Maine. I did 200 miles of it with a group of 8 other girls, …Read More »From Bitter to Better!“What do you enjoy in life”? : this is one of the most frequently-asked question, to students of 10th, 11th and 12th grades, who are still ambivalent about their future …Read More »Being ShapedMy mother lived in a man’s world in every sense of the word. She grew up not being allowed to work. The men made the life decisions. She would never …Read More »engineering an equal workplaceI went to an engineering camp. I’m a girl, and engineers are typically men. Because of this, a lot of guys at this camp thought they were better than the …Read More »STOP compassionThis is my third year working as QA Engineer and Software developer. I love my job.But what I hate the most is to hear some comments of compassion coming from …Read More »I’m Not Gonna Wait In Line Ever AgainThis winter was the first time I experienced going to the bathroom with a sign that read “BOYS” on the front. I was incredibly nervous as a female identifying person, …Read More »(Wonder) WomanChristian + Division 1 Basketball Player + Professional Figure Athlete + PhD = (Wonder) Woman. …Read More »The World I Want To Live In As A WomanOnly by traveling outside the closed environment of a classroom that you realize the world is not as flat as Friedman claimed it to be: the so-called globalization of ideas …Read More »The GraduateView »disruption in EindhovenI made/printed out feminist posters and put them on a board in the city of Eindhoven (The Netherlands) …Read More »Caucasian v ApartheidWarmth…being able to run around in the sun, in the streets. No mobile phones, no Xbox or PlayStation or.., wifi!!! Not that long ago. I am now saying the dreaded …Read More »Aren’t you afraid?“Are you alone? Aren’t you afraid?” I got this response frequently when I knocked on a stranger’s door. “I’m okay” I responded. This was my job. I worked doing door …Read More »Today’s Doodle No.72It Was Never A Dress …Read More »My journey via feminismI was a single mom in small town Ohio in the 1960s when I was introduced to feminism and attended consciousness raising sessions. In 1972 I got into the streets …Read More »Bathroom Signs Matter!Yesterday, I got my employer to change a kind of sexist sign for the bathrooms. Super proud of myself! Celebrating with an #ItWasNeverADress sticker! …Read More »The Box Never FitNever girlie enough to be amongst the girls, biologically disqualified to be with the boys. Fitted into neither box. Took too long to realize the boxes are the problem, not …Read More »My Cape is Flowing as I Innovate & Use Technology to Create a More Heart-Centric World.Greetings Women and Girls!I’d like to add my story here, as a woman leveraging technology, and, like all of us here, actively pushing out the boundaries that remain active in …Read More »Powerful WomenMy dad and I were in the car having a conversation. Somehow, it got to him trying to explain a situation to me. One of the examples he used was …Read More »Mother/daughter book clubMy daughter and I just started a mother/daughter book club and we plan to read and discuss books related to girls as leaders and role models, gender bias, and the …Read More »My lifeAll my life I was told I didn’t dress very feminine or that I should wear makeup. I had a really hard time accepting myself until just recently. I’ve learned that …Read More »Dress or Cape?I started to think about this much more after my friend asked, “What’s wrong with a dress?” I shared a few thoughts on my blog about how it actually doesn’t …Read More »PivotI am an aspiring software developer, looking to do my small part in changing the ratio of women in technical positions at high growth companies. …Read More »Started YoungIn sixth grade, a male teacher frequently asked me to wash his chalkboard before class, even though several boys usually arrived before me and were also sitting and waiting for …Read More »A Successful Decade in ITI started working in IT as a Tech Writer when I was 21 years old. I’m 33 now and have been with the same company since day 1. I was …Read More »My Education is MY educationI was told in junior high that boys are better at math, exceed in literature and that I would never surpass a boy in school because “girls spend too much …Read More »Anti=Vietnam war protest, 1969We were 300,000 strong in DC and when the lines outside the women’s bathroom became 3 times longer, all the bathrooms became unisex by ‘facts on the ground’. No one …Read More »Physics is a Girl’s World TooMy sister was in a physics class in high school and she was the only girl in Physics C. Although many suspected she would quit because of the huge gender …Read More »I’m not a supermum… I’m a woman“Enjoy your mummy time” says my husband, as I leave for my weekly coffee. Hurt, anger and frustration bubble. I’m not heading out for mummy time, in fact, with two …Read More »Clueless BoysBoys talk a lot. They are constantly unaware of their egotistical comments and the effect those words can have. The other day a boy was tagging along with another boy …Read More »New mums!I work on a Family Birthing Unit as a nurse and I am inspired everyday by the mum’s that I meet and the strength and love they give to their …Read More »It Was Never Because of the DressAt age 13, I was drugged and sexually assaulted. When I came clean to someone about it, my confession wasn’t heard past the fact that I was wearing a dress …Read More »FibersWhen I was in graduate school, pursuing my MFA, the university was looking for some departments to cut. One that they chose was the fibers department in the School of …Read More »Mans GameI joined the Army, not only that, I decided to step into a very technical role within what is already a very male dominated world. From day one it was …Read More »Women Empowerment AdvocacyI advocate the status of women through being active within the community. Locally I am involved in activities such as cross-country running, athletics, calisthenics, netball, badminton, choir, musicals, and working …Read More »Women Can Save LivesI grew up with my father being a firefighter and paramedic. I ended up following in his footsteps, which I am proud of and honored to do, but to add …Read More »Single MomI grew up with a single mom who was my world. She wasn’t just a role model for me, she made the word woman synonymous with strength. We never had …Read More »Inspiring ChangeAs a veteran teacher who was removed from technology while I had and raised two children, I hadn’t become updated with the latest and greatest with technology in the math …Read More »Gaining MomentumI was a teenage girl in the 80’s. My dad has been a programmer and worked in technology for as long as I have known him. He brought home computers …Read More »Women in ScienceI chose to go into science because women are greatly underrepresented in that field. 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There I had the opportunity to visit companies in the Boston …Read More »Viewing the STEAM World from a Young Girl’s PerspectiveWhen I was little I was lucky to be brought up shielded away from the world of discrimination, it never occurred to me that I was growing up in a …Read More »Landing at Phoenix ComiconMy arms are a little tired after the flight to Comicon! #ItWasNeverADress …Read More »No BoundariesI knew one thing was for certain when I got out of college, I was going to be my own boss. Thankfully, I was raised by parents that never told …Read More »Sisterhood, blood & boobs at the London Marathon 2015The night before my first marathon, my period decided to show up. In the whole year I had trained, I had never had to do any of my long runs …Read More »Olivia’s Winning GoalIt was the championship game for soccer and I am one of the weaker players. It was the last few minutes and the game was tied. I was out on …Read More »Feminist NationWhen I was in middle school, we had feminism as a vocabulary word. One of my friends said out loud ¨Yeah go feminism!¨ I went to a small private Christian school …Read More »SlutI have been told my whole life how girls can’t do things; how they’re not as good in sports as boys, how they don’t belong in politics, etc. But you …Read More »GIRL POWER!We host a running program for our 3rd and 4th grade students at our elementary school (I am the head coach) where they learn to run a 5K in May …Read More »How I became a women in tech.I am a senior development manager for a tech company. I have a passion for exposing young women to potential careers in tech and STEM. They often know about the …Read More »The “Dreaded” Pixie CutHello people of the inter-webs, I’m “Ark” (it’s just a nickname) and today, May 31, 2016, I got a slightly modified pixie hair cut. 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I’ve encountered neglect, rape, physical abuse, addiction, emotional abuse, miscarriage, depression, bothched surgeries and they have all left their …Read More »Stronger TogetherWhen I was 10 I wanted to help Women and Girls like me but I did not know what to do, I though that since I was just a little …Read More »A Testimony To a Mother Working From HomeMy grandmother was born in 1941 to a mother and a father that died when she was in her thirties. Over vacation when I visited her beautiful house in southern …Read More »The debateA few days ago I was in class and we were talking about police brutality. 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So it naturally, and to no surprise I ended …Read More »We deserve justice for when we are abusedMy parents would always warn me about how I had to be careful around men because some (not all!!) didn’t have the right intentions. I never really listened and always …Read More »DirectWe have been conditioned to be polite, avoid confrontation, and “sugar coat” our feelings.I work at a girls’ summer camp. Our staff are college-aged women and our director constantly engage …Read More »Thanks, Dad.My dad was a scientist, my mom a farm-girl. Both left Europe and started life anew after the war in Canada. For a few years, my dad studied, and my …Read More »Tough world for mothersIt was never easy to be a woman to begin with. In the IT industry, women are the minority. 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We had taken our car in for repair. …Read More »Lip TestIn 7th grade, the boys in my homeroom class went around assessing all of the girls and assigned them a “yes” or a “no”. They were laughing and having a great …Read More »Football in the mudWhile volunteering at an animal rescue, some of the staff invited a few of the male volunteers to play football with them at the end of the day. I asked …Read More »Real World Confirmed by ElectionIn the world of education, we were taught women were equal. We were afforded the same grades and able to attend the same classes. The first year of college we …Read More »My StoryI have believed my entire life that women were subordinate to men, from the history books to real life interactions. With the help of this movement I hope to change …Read More »ConsentIt was February of 2016 when it happened. It turned my whole life around. It changed my view on things. It changed me. 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I am not …Read More »Strength in SpiteLast year, when I was in my final year of school. We had to do a debate in my legal studies class. All of the people who were in my …Read More »Whats Happening with the World?Tijuana, Baja California, MexicoFirst, I want to a little about me, I am a young girl and I live in Tijuana, a Mexican city on the border; and I have started …Read More »Yes, I can see you.Somehow, my mother always knew when I did something wrong. She could be in another room, in another town, hell, even in another state, when the offense occurred and she …Read More »Women Belong In The House… And the SenateAs a female who is a political science major, I strongly believe in feminism and that it just makes sense that people of all races, genders, and ethnicities should have …Read More »The Boy Who Hated FeministsI guess my story is small in the grand scheme of things, but every little triumph helps. My best friend’s brother hated feminists. 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