Raele AltanoWell With raele · Founder | 2x Certified Communication Coach | Content Creator

Thoughts on International Women’s Day

8 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this impassioned monologue, Raele Altano critiques the superficial observance of International Women’s Day and Women’s Month, arguing that symbolic gestures are insufficient. She outlines a comprehensive list of concrete demands: justice for victims of sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; accountability for perpetrators; safety and protection for women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule; an end to gender‑based violence against women in Sudan; equal pay across all industries; improved prenatal and postnatal care, generous maternity leave, and broader support for mothers; and unrestricted reproductive rights for women throughout the United States, free from governmental interference. Altano emphasizes that without these substantive changes, celebrations of women’s achievements remain hollow and performative.

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You know, as much as I appreciate the concept of International Women's Day and Women's Month, I am craving something more this year. I want the victims and the women and children abused by Epstein and his posse to be given appropriate justice. I want the abusers and the perpetrators to actually be held accountable. I want the women of Afghanistan to be safe and not to have to live in fear because they are allowed to be beaten nearly to death by the men in their lives according to the Taliban. I want the women of Sudan to not be weapons of war and not have gender-based violence perpetrated against them. I want equal pay for women across all industries, especially when compared to their lateral male counterparts. I want better prenatal care, better postnatal care, better maternity leave at corporate companies, better support for new moms and moms in general. I want the government to stay the hell out of making choices for women's bodies. I want equal reproductive rights for the women of America, regardless of what state they're in and where they're located geographically. I'm sure I'm missing plenty, so please add them to the list, will you? Call me crazy, but an International Women's Day hashtag or fun infographic or theme just isn't cutting it for me anymore. Women deserve to be supported, to have choices, to have bodily autonomy, and to feel safe. And until we truly have that, this whole thing feels performative and hollow at this point, quite frankly.