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Women here, women there. Do you still know who she is? Can you bottle her in a definition? An attempt at containing what being a woman means.
Clever as a devil, Twice as pretty, Mind like thunder, A woman she is.
She stands tall, She rises above sorrows, She deals with grief, A woman she is.
She can be a daughter, She can be a lover, She can be a mother, A woman she is.
She loves when loved, She loves when hated, For she is compassionate, A woman she is.
She deals with sufferings, She deals with cruellest blows, She is fearless, A woman she is.
People mock her, As people secretly admire her, Complete in her, A woman she is.
She is a balm for all bruised souls, She is also envied, As she is a poet everyone loves, A woman she is.
Call her sexy, Call her beautiful, Call her donnish, A woman she is.
Life offers her challenges, She laughs at them, Do you know her? As a woman she is.
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Rimli Bhattacharya is a First class gold medalist in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, an MBA in supply chain management and is engaged with a corporate sector. Her essay in the anthology “Book read more...
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If her home and family seem to be impacted by her career then we expect her to prioritize her ‘responsibilities at home as a woman’ and leave her job.
The entrenched patriarchal norms have always perpetuated certain roles and responsibilities as falling specifically in the domain of either men or women. Traditionally, women have been associated with the domestic sphere while men have been considered the bread winner of the household. This division of roles has become so ingrained in our lives that we seldom come to question it. However, while not being questioned does give the system a certain level of legitimacy, it in no way proves its veracity.
This systematic division has resulted in a widely accepted notion whereby the public sphere is demarcated as a men’s zone and the private sphere as belonging to women. Consequently, women are expected to stay at home and manage the household chores while men are supposed to go out and make a living with no interest whatsoever in the running of the household.
This divide is said to be grounded in the intrinsic nature of men and women. Women are believed to be compassionate, affectionate and loving and these supposedly ‘feminine’ qualities make them the right fit for caring roles. Men, on the other hand are allegedly more sturdy, strong and bold and hence, the ones to deal with the ordeals of the outside world.
Investing in women means many things beyond the obvious meaning of this IWD2024 theme, as the many orgs doing stellar work can show us.
What does it mean to invest in women?
Telling the women in our lives how great we think they are? That we value the sacrifices they have made? (Usually though not necessarily only – a sacrifice of their aspirations, careers and earning potential in order to focus on family).
No, thank you. Just talk is no longer going to cut it. Roses and compliments are great, but it’s time people, leaders, organizations put their money, capital, resources on track instead.
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