In the midst of all the college essays gone alternative asking questions like, “What hashtag would you make viral?” and “what message would you send the student community?”, the phrase I’d communicate is “power to skirts”. On a bus driving to a Model United Nations conference, I experienced a troubling discussion. Eyes lit by caffeine, my friends were comparing their “western business attire”. Turning to me, one said aloud, “I wish I owned a pant suit! You look so much more powerful.” The others nodded in agreement as I glanced at her classic pencil skirt, responding, “Why can’t you feel that way in a skirt?” I have since then tried to find an answer to fill the silence that followed.
POWER TO SKIRTS
By: Jordan Smith