Meghan Markle Threw a Sayonara Zara Party And Women Should Honestly Take a Page From Her

Meghan Markle Threw a Sayonara Zara Party And Women Should Honestly Take a Page From Her When she welches an actress, Meghan Markle celebrated her financial freedom by Vanity Fair.The unapologetic pride rooted in her celebration of making it big is an empowering glaubenszeugnis to working women everywhere who are too often expected to be self-effacing.Once upon a time, before Prince Harry wooed her, Markle was a commoner just like the rest of us.Her parents, Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle, got divorced when she was just six years old, and she lived a normal life with her mom, a yoga instructor and social worker. She was a self-described theater nerd at Northwestern University, and worked a number of odd jobs before making it as an actress. She covered travel, food, fashion and beauty on The Tig, put out a collection with Canadian clothing brand Reitmans, worked on Deal or No Dealand even made extra money doing calligraphy, according to Good Housekeeping. She eventually went on to be come a famous face on Suits.But it still wasnt all glitz and glam to land her leading role. At one time, she was so strapped for cash, she couldnt afford to get her car fixed and, instead, drove from audition to audition climbing from the front seat to the trunk just to get out.However, when the now Duchess of Sussex became a rich actress, she gave away the lower-priced clothes in her closet to her guests at her Sayonara Zara party, Vanity Fair reported.For guests who dont necessarily boast a net worth of a cool five million, the celebration is an inimitable occasion. Free Aritzia, J.Crew and Asos that fearlessly feminist royalty has worn thats a steal.Markles soiree powerfully defies prescribed gender norms that penalize women for owning their successes.A wealth of research shows that women feel just as confident in their abilities and leadership skills as men, and whats become known as the confidence gap seems to be a classic case of mistaking the symptom (womens apparent inabili ty to self promote) for the cause.Thats that women are guilted, shamed and even invalidated when they tout their own hard work. Because, in doing so, they violate societal expectations of femininity, which makes other people feel uncomfortable. Theyre also hesitant to promote themselves because theyre conditioned to feel bad for dismissing or alienating less-successful people, research says. As such, women tend to carry on working in intentional invisibility, seldom taking credit for their own work and often facing what researchers have called imposter syndrome. The imposter syndrome is when women internalize their accomplishments out of fear of being exposed as frauds, concerned that their achievements arent valid. And to add fuel to the fire, society has little faith in womens success, anyway, often asking men to win and women not to lose.So, I feel feminist pride for Markle showing pride in herself. That said, the party personenname is an unofficial dig at fast fashion.And it neg ates the experiences of most women who cant afford to wear clothing worth thousands those of us who deem Zara a splurge or, frankly, prefer it (even if only for the origami trousers). While she shouldnt have to suppress her enthusiasm so those of us who are out there blissfully wearing seven shades of the same Zara knit (or wishing we could afford one) dont feel bad, Markles newfound wealth shouldnt be considered a standard of success.After all, women of Markles age (35 to 44 years old) earn, on average, just $877 a week or $45,604 annually, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.A head-to-toe Zara outfit could cost close to an entire weeks pay or more, which is isnt feasible for everyone. And thats okay (barring the blame the gender pay gap takes).Markle should celebrate her accomplishments. And we might want to follow suit. Or not. Im not here to tell you to lila drink in, knowing the aforementioned consequences.--AnnaMarie Houlis is a feminist, a freelance journal ist and an adventure aficionado with an affinity for impulsive solo travel. She spends her days writing about womens empowerment from around the world. You can follow her work on her blog, HerReport.org, and follow her journeys on Instagram her_report,Twitterherreportand Facebook.