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…
politics… Last night Super Bowl became diverse…. and uncomfortable. 3 Feb 2020 So Super Bowl 2020 happened but not before two Latina women made most people clutch their pearls and made them supremely uncomfortable with the thought, "What did I just watch?"…
parenting… AUTHENTIC MOM BLOGGERS 28 Jan 2020 As I settled to scroll through my Instagram, a nightly ritual that has somehow become a part of my sleep hygiene, I noticed the familiar bloggers and influencers who usually…
fiction… An overnight marriage 26 Jan 202015 May 2020 As she sat in her marital bed thinking of the future with anticipation and fear, she wondered if her makeup still looked like it did when it was freshly done…
feminism… Ten things if you want to date me. #muslimgirlversion 20 Jan 202020 Jan 2020 Being a Muslim girl is hard if you're part of the dating pool. It's hard for various reasons but the foremost probably is that I'm saving myself for after I…
burnout… What happens when you retire from the career you loved? 6 Jan 2020 I recently decided to cut back on my hours. As welcome as this change is for my family it has caused me to think about a future where I could…
feminism… How Meryl Streep could be every brown girl’s mother-in-law! 5 Jan 20206 Jan 2020 As I watched Meryl Streep yelling at Anne Hathaway for not getting basic orders right, when I heard her saying that she gave the "fat girl" a chance, as I…
feminism… Dear sanctimonious men! The moral high ground under your feet was laid by patriarchy. 4 Jan 20205 Jan 2020 So a famous Pakistani show has garnered huge online following because it is about a cheating spouse. And let me spill the beans before intrigue takes over, it's about a…
humor… “You don’t drink tea? Let me rip you of your Pakistani status”. 2 Jan 20202 Jan 2020 I bet there are very few Pakistanis who don't drink tea. It's, after all, our national drink. We drink it, celebrate with it, toast with it. In short, Pakistanis worship…
burnout… Work life balance for a mom who works 23 Dec 201923 Dec 2019 https://mymindasawoman.com/2019/09/25/women-in-medicine-hunting-nesters-or-nesting-hunters/ https://mymindasawoman.com/2019/04/20/superwoman-supermom-boss-babe-super-wife-the-problem-with-believing-that-superheroes-exist-in-women/ https://mymindasawoman.com/2018/12/03/who-has-it-all/ There's no work-life balance. There is just the struggle for it. Truth is, there is no perfect, all time, constant state of balance either. Half the time…
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