Sure, things are undeniably sunnier for women in the “Lean In” culture of 2014, but we’re not fully there yet. Here are some cold, hard facts:
We've still never had a woman president, or vice president...
...or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court....or White House chief of staff, or director of the CIA.
And women still make 77 cents on the dollar as compared to our male counterparts.
Yet we’re still somehow stuck waging war on words like "bossy." (Or, you know, embracing words like "bossy," depending on whom you’re talking to.)
But don’t lose hope, because we have some incredible leaders out there, as well as some pretty fantastic science and history supporting the greatness of our gender.
So without further ado, here are 15 reasons to celebrate your womanliness today: