The Practicality of Period Leave
03 Apr 2024
While, everyone is sympathetic, period leave rarely seems feasible. Can it be made feasible? Let’s find out.
Posts tagged with “patriarchy”
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Rowing and Wading Through Turbulent Times
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Sunset And Son-rise
23 Jul 2018
And yet here they were, in Singapore. He wanted to commit a murder and that was why they had come here. All the talk of a needing a holiday free of cares, was bullshit. He was here for one and only one reason, cold blooded murder, and he was trying to convince her to be a party to it ...
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The Matador And The Bull
30 May 2018
Ruchi, an idealistic teen, believes she is asserting herself, and fighting injustice, by aggressively challenging a nasty comment on her blog. But could this man be a parasite using her blog to spread the poison, she is fighting against? Read on to find out.
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Orgasm
17 Apr 2018
My fifteenth entry for the A to Z blogging challenge with the theme women's health issues is about the female orgasm. The female orgasm is a hushed up taboo subject, with a complicated history and has had loads of misconceptions associated with it over the years. But there are health benefits and health conditions associated with it too. Read on to learn more about this scarcely talked about subject.
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When Ivory Turned To Dust
15 Sep 2017
Sexism still lurks in the most unexpected places in subtle ways. Are people still skeptical, when a woman claims an interesting idea to be her own? And what happens, when a man disputes the claim? Read on to see what Sarah finds out.
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When The Building Opened Its Doors
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Taking The First Step
15 Jun 2017
A letter to a friend who is a victim of abuse. Her situation is made worse by the fact that she is on a dependent H4 visa in the USA.
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The Modern Family: Drop The Labels
28 Jan 2017
Sometimes, in our enthusiasm to to extinguish patriarchy and gender bias, we lose sight of he important stuff and follow formulas and mantras. Do we forget, that is what got us here in the first place?
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Of Fathers And Daughters
20 Nov 2016
We have come to recognise that patriarchy hurts women in so many ways, from depriving them of education, fulfilment of dreams and their full potential, to more drastic problems like domestic abuse and rape.
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The Origin Of Patriarchy
18 Nov 2016
Most large societies evolved to be patriarchal. Many of us today are fighting against patriarchy and struggling to rectify the situation, but a question does come to mind. How or why did most large societies evolve to be patriarchal? What is the evolutionary biology explanation for this?
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No Explaination Needed
23 Sep 2016
Often in the fight for equality and rights for women, the virtues of women are highlighted. Their endurance and emotional strength is emphasized. But what I don't understand is this. Do women need to be strong or successful or productive to deserve basic rights and equality?
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What's The Big Hairy Deal?
26 Jan 2016
Why do we treat our fellow women this way? Why is it so important that, if our legs are visible, they must also be bald? Why not let everyone make their choices and leave judgement and embarrassment out of it?
