I did not truly understand what it meant to raise a girl until I held my daughter for the first time. In that moment, the world shifted. I no longer looked at society as a man who moved through it with ease, but as a father responsible for preparing a child who would have to navigate it with courage.Suddenly, questions became personal. Would she be safe? Would she be heard? Would her dreams be protected—or negotiated away?As a husband to an independent, working woman, I have seen strength up clo