Yayy!! International Women’s Day!
International Women’s day may be over but the conversation it started is not. That conversation is an opportunity to have that uncomfortable discussion that everyone avoids or hesitates to participate in fearing everything from being judged to being challenged on the status quo; that holds true both for men and women. But isn’t that the point? In a patriarchal society like Pakistan, its an even harder conversation to break; men don’t want to be labeled sexist and women don’t want to be labeled prejudiced. The underlying understanding, however, may even be the same at times. Although it is part of a much larger topic of ‘diversity and inclusion’ which is very close to my heart and people are generally more receptive to that over anything women... If I’d a dollar for every time someone told me I am wherever I am, is because I am a female, I would be a billionaire ( And I would move to Themyscira, for those of you who don't follow Marvel comics, google it). Me? who ...