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You don't get to decide my life for me, you don't get to control it, and then hand the control over to another man.
My life is NOT your kite, So, you don’t get to decide, How long, how far, how smooth I glide.
My life is NOT your kite, You don’t get to hand over the spool And leave it for the next MAN to decide.
My life is NOT YOUR kite, You don’t get to reel me out or reel me in And control my flight.
My life is MY OWN kite, and only I decide How long, how far, how smooth I choose to glide.
You don’t get to decide my life for me, you don’t get to control it, and then hand the control over to another man.
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Most of my women clients are caregivers—as mothers, wives and daughters. And so, they tend to feel guilty about their ambitions. Belief in themselves is hard to come by.
* All names mentioned in the article have been changed to respect client confidentiality.
“I don’t want to take a pay cut and accept the offer, but everyone around me is advising me to take up what comes my way,” Tanya* told me over the phone while I was returning home from the New Delhi World Book Fair. “Should I take it up?” She summed up her dilemma and paused.
I have been coaching Tanya for the past three months. She wants to change her industry, and we have been working together on a career transition roadmap.
Asking women of the office to welcome guests with bouquets at business and social events is blatant tokenism and sexism at the same time!
Asking women to welcome guests with bouquets at business and social events is blatant tokenism and sexism at the same time!
Why is the task of handing over bouquets to dignitaries at social and business events primarily a feminine task?
This question nags me endlessly. I cringe at the sight of women waiting in a loosely formed queue at the steps leading up to the stage at these events.
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