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Women who've made it to critical positions in the workplace have done so by sheer dint of their hard work and intelligence. You better not keep interrupting us!
Women who’ve made it to critical positions in the workplace have done so by sheer dint of their hard work and intelligence. You better not keep interrupting us!
I think I am fairly qualified
To give an opinion on the matter at hand
Yet when I present my side
Of reasoning, they seem unable to stand
The fact that I have spoken – after all, who am I
To comment on matters important
I am expected to remain submissive and shy
To refrain from an opinion even when present
As soon as I have finished, I get a smile
Followed by a condescending comment
By now I have figured out the board members’ style
My ideas for them are pure entertainment
Then one of them proceeds to explain things to me
Like I am slow of mind or an imbecile
Let me assure you, I am neither or I wouldn’t be
In this boardroom, in fact I have gone the extra mile
To be where I am, so I probably have qualifications
That exceed theirs’ – I analyze problems thoroughly too
I should not have to give any justification
In expressing exactly what I want to.
I am frankly perplexed and sometimes amused
At how men continue to disregard opinions that women present
Many do it subconsciously, though they might refuse
To acknowledge any misogyny, they support equality in sentiment
From the average workplace meeting to the presidential debate
“Manterruption” appears to be a universal male trait
Hear me out gentlemen, I have something to say
If it came from a man, this idea would be lapped up today
So lend me your time and attention valuable
I am confident of bringing new ideas to the table.
First published here.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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