Tag: women
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At what age will she ever feel safe?
Don’t go alone. Don’t stay out late. Don’t trust strangers. Don’t wear that. Don’t speak too loudly. Don’t provoke. Adjust. Endure. Be careful. And somehow, the responsibility for safety keeps following her, from childhood to old age. A toddler. A schoolgirl. A student. A wife. A mother. A professional. An old woman. Different ages. Different…
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Civilization’s Blind Spot: Why the Male Gaze Still Rules the World
I saw a video recently that shook me in a way I didn’t expect.Mexico’s president, a woman who has fought her way through the world’s highest corridors of power, was groped and kissed by a drunk man during a public event. The cameras caught it all. The crowd murmured. And she, startled but composed, tried…
