feminism… Mother-in-law and I smash the patriarchy 7 Mar 20207 Mar 2020 As I entered with my head down to my knees, my husband knew it. I wanted to cry and wail but comforted myself with the thought of my leaving a…
feminism My body, my choice 6 Mar 20206 Mar 2020 Anytime a woman tries to claim agency over her body, a man gets angered. Case in point, Henry Weinstein. Anytime a woman raises her voice for something that an important…
feminism Ruth Bader Ginsburg 5 Mar 20205 Mar 2020 She didn't conform to any norm. Not a single one. Not even a religious one . She didn't live with her nose in the air. When her husband was diagnosed…
feminism Anne Boleyn 3 Mar 20203 Mar 2020 Controversial as she may be, Anne Boleyn has probably made more mark than any of the other wives of Henry VIII. She was a girl who insisted to be educated…
feminism… My double life….. 28 Feb 202029 Feb 2020 Growing up in a South East Asian country was a great experience. It also was confusing because the double standard is real. And there's a double standard for almost everything.…
burnout… Woman on woman injustice 24 Feb 202024 Feb 2020 Like all stories of unfulfilled aspirations, this one is a little sad too, with a coming of age twist and a lesson for most women who jeopardize their identity to…
feminism… Girls can do anything. 20 Feb 202020 Feb 2020 Recently a social media campaign that was captioned "Girls can do anything" transported me to a time when my dad bought me a plaque that said the same and plastered…
burnout… Out of the frying pan…… 13 Feb 202021 Feb 2020 As soon as she entered home from a grueling day at college, she heard Amma's voice, "Nazia! You have no time to waste. Just get the dinner ready. Your aunt…
feminism… I was 18 and hustling….. 11 Feb 202011 Feb 2020 A teenage boy got married to his girlfriend in Pakistan. With his parents' blessings. What's that now? The new sex ed, chauvinism? But people are generally happy with this news.…
feminism… I’m so sorry for my success. 8 Feb 20208 Feb 2020 As I celebrated news of my promotion with my friends I was oddly scared of sharing it with my boyfriend. He had been hunting for a job that could at…
My mind as a woman 