If you’ve been online at all today, you’ll have spotted that it’s International Women’s Day.

At this point you’ll probably either be gleefully re-gramming uplifting quotes about the sisterhood or rolling your eyes at the brands jumping on the bandwagon and commercialising the day. Either response is fair. Still, when lovely #IWD messages started rolling into one of my Whatsapp groups this morning, I couldn’t help but feel a burst of positivity and gratitude – but also started thinking about being a woman and whether I’m doing it right. I am not a perfect feminist – but I am doing my best to be better. Here are seven things I am reminding myself of today.   “I am grateful for the women I know.” I am sometimes quietly blown away by the talent of the women I work with and by the kindness and brilliance of the of the women who are my family and friends. I will not take them for granted.   “I am grateful for the women I don’t know.” I am aware of the women who have come before me and broken barriers, often taking risks to do so.   “I will check my privilege.” I know how lucky I am to be a woman in this part of the world, in this time and from a background that gave me the best chance in life. I will bear my privilege in mind and keep in mind those who haven’t had the same chances as me.   “I will support women who aren’t like me.” I recognise that my experience of being a woman isn’t universal. I will diversify the media I consume and will follow, read, watch and listen to women and girls who are younger, older, non-white, LGBT, trans, refugees and who have different world views to me. I will tell others about them.   “I will support companies that support women.” So many brands and businesses now claim to be #forwomen – but many fail the women who work for them. I will educate myself on the things I spend my money on and the companies I like and I will factcheck them on their feminist credentials.   “I will be kinder to myself.” I have the right to be fallible. I will learn from mistakes but not beat myself up for them.   “There is no one right way to be a woman.” We don’t all have to agree. I have the right to change my mind and to come to different conclusions to other women - and they do too.