In 2018 we celebrated 100 years of women getting one of the most basic and fundamental rights every human being should have, a voice, in the form of the right to vote.

The year before that #MeToo sparked conversations about women’s rights across the globe. Since2017 the movement provided a source of solidarity for women from all backgrounds who have experienced sexual harassment, most often, though not always, perpetrated by a male colleague.

In 2016 Hillary Clinton became the first woman who had a real shot at the presidency.

Although she lost she set off a national awakening among women; prompting women’s marches, a record number of female candidates running for office and an outcry about sexual assault at all levels of society.

Equality has been a hot topic for years and years.

Talking about feminism is the easiest way to start an argument on the internet.

It may seem that we have made great strides in our battle to be treated equally, but in my humble opinion we haven’t even scratched the surface - where it really matters.

In terms of social standing, career development, power, pay, household responsibilities, and the likelihood of being raped or abused, women are getting a pretty rough deal.

Only 34% of MPs in the UK are women, and just 35% of local councillors are women.

Although income gaps have narrowed, women still earn 20% less than men.

73% of victims of domestic homicides are women.

Eight out of ten married women do more housework than their partners.

Women in Britain spend, on average, more than £18,000 on their periods over a lifetime.

The statistics speak for themselves, we as a society are not doing enough to even come close to achieving real gender equality.

In fact I would go as far to say that we never will..but don’t despair ladies, just sit pretty and wait for your knight in shining tinfoil.