Gender diversity Dear Rafi: Jamila Rizvi’s Open-Letter To Her Son On International Women’s Day 'There’s seemingly endless chatter about raising girls to be brave and not nearly enough about raising boys to be kind.' By Jamila Rizvi Published 7 March, 2019 Gender diversity Dear Rafi: Jamila Rizvi’s Open-Letter To Her Son On International Women’s Day 'There’s seemingly endless chatter about raising girls to be brave and not nearly enough about raising boys to be kind.' By Jamila Rizvi Published 7 March, 2019 Previous article 11 Everyday Women And Men On What International Women’s Day Means To Them Next article ‘You Can’t Be What You Can’t See’: Pushing For Gender Equality In Sport Dear Rafi,The gendered world you’ve been born into is changing. It’s changing too rapidly for some and far too slowly for others. As you get older, that’s going to cause a lot of people to shout at one another in the media. In fact, it already does. You’ll read angry opinions on the internet – mostly from blokes – saying we’ve gone too far, that men are being discriminated against. You’ll likely feel confused by this. Perhaps you’ll question whether there’s truth in it. You might even wonder if the world was a better place for people like you back before feminism came along and turned everything on its head. Gender equality IWD2019 Parenting Best Of Future Women Leadership “I didn’t have time to be sick – and that’s a problem” By Melanie Dimmitt Leadership It’s time to put your AI oxygen mask on By Melanie Dimmitt Leadership The calendar invite that’s killing your promotion By Patti Andrews Leadership Visibility isn’t vanity. It’s your leadership edge. By Gry Stene Workplace Meet the woman behind Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi’s diaries By Patti Andrews Leadership The medicine gap By Melanie Dimmitt Leadership “Thanks Minister, I can’t take the job” By Melanie Dimmitt Leadership How Amanda Rishworth’s worst day forged her path By Sally Spicer Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.