It is for the woman who missed a promotion despite a degree from abroad, due to gender bias.

It is also for the woman who never got to go to school because she was born a girl.

It is for the woman who had sex outside her marriage and was judged.

It is also for the 10-year-old girl who is forced to have sex within her marriage.

It is for the woman who was whistled at for wearing a revealing designer dress.

It is also for the young village girl who had her only blouse ripped by her abusive father-in-law.

It is for the woman who had to stand in a bus because a man was occupying her reserved seat.

It is also for the girl who had her knees crushed by her husband for not serving up a hot meal.

It is for the young woman who was frowned upon by the society for partying and returning home late.

It is also for the young woman who goes to work in the fields and never returns home.

It is for the woman who was denied the right to live in with a partner of her choice.

It is also for the woman who was denied the right to live by her husband’s funeral pyre?

It is for the woman who received a harassing message from a colleague on Whatsapp.

It is also for the woman who had her fingers chopped while trying to block her husband’s scythe.

It is for the woman who was called a slut because she chose to sleep with multiple men.

It is also for the woman who slept with multiple men because she had no choice.

It is for the woman who got objectified because she dared to show her bra strap.

It is also for the woman who was sold off by her parents because they couldn’t afford her.

Feminism. It is for everyone. At least it is supposed to be.

(Nikhil Narayanan is a copywriter by profession. That said, he hasn’t owned a pen in over a decade. He is also an avid armchair activist, occasional bathroom singer and a perpetual admirer of women.)

Disclaimer: The views expressed in the blog are the author’s own.