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FROM FEMINISTS WITH LOVE
11 STRONG, SUCCESSFUL WOMEN SPELL OUT WHAT FEMINISM MEANS TO THEM
[CELELBRATING WOMEN]
“When motherhood happened, I did not waste time in teaching my son the importance of being a feminist!” —Ina Puri, 61
Art curator
“Keep the pace of
your own self. You don’t need any validation.” —Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, 40 Filmmaker
—Navkirat Sodhi, 40
Poet
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Feminism means equality. I’ve seen this in my own home where everything is equal in terms of rules and approach to life, and no one is favoured on the basis of gender.
I’ve followed the same rule in my profession, as I believe you are applauded for your hard work and not because you are a man or a woman.
It’s about sensitivity and sensitising people around me that there really is no difference between men and women either at home or at the workplace.
It’s about equality in all aspects. The workload. The benefits. The rewards. Today, for instance, men get paternity leave, a fabulous way to show gender un-bias.
Most important, it needs to come from men who support women.
The glass ceiling has been shattered by women all over the world. I aspire to reach the top of my profession. Many times I’ve said there is no need to say ‘female doctor’ or ‘female journalist,’ just ‘doctor’ and ‘journalist,’ regardless of gender. The same goes for chefs. We put in the same, sometimes even more, hard work to prove that we can rise to the top. Balancing work and home is difficult, but if you are passionate, you’ll get there. And there will be no difference between you and any man.
Feminism is no longer just dissent or outrage. It’s a way of life that’s being accepted in certain parts of society and we need to do more in our own spheres to make it spread wider.
Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them.
May we raise them.
“YOU ARE APPLAUDED FOR YOUR HARD WORK, NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE A MAN OR A WOMAN”
think society at large is becoming more welcoming of women and men who do what once was ‘not common’ or ‘not appreciated.’ For example, I have an amazing husband who quit his advertising career of 20 years (after winning several awards including a Cannes!) to join my company and support my ambition and dreams.
When we got married, we used to joke about my husband joining my work. Sometimes he helped me with a few backend issues when I was busy with shoots and content creation. Twenty years into his career, he said he wanted to do something different, and after we discussed it inside and out, he join me. Now he takes care of operations nd also helps with creative. How many men would do this for their spouse? Normally this would be ‘weird,’ but I think we’re officially in a space today where this is welcome.” eminism is a strong thought. This is what it means: I am the meeting point of a thousand rivers that flow from mountains of grace. Each new world starts in me. I am woman. I’m awakening. I am woman.”
I AM HERE
I emerge from the barren
Like dew forgotten by day Consumed, he is oblivious To what occurs in the dark When I gather each drop And listen Softly, wholly There are drops with dark tales Those that pretend The day is the only Sign of their virtue I gather, believing I’m a hero I flunk Asudden it dawns I wasn’t made to need Or give Or nurture I’m not here to belong I am here That dew who can mould The barren green For all that was I carry with me I carry in me
All that will be
Feminism is...
“SOCIETY IS NOW MORE WELCOMING OF WOMEN AND MEN WHO DO WHAT ONCE WAS ‘NOT COMMON’”
“F- Fighting spirit
E- Empowerment
M- Mothering & caring
I- Independent
N- Nurturing
I- Intellectual
S- Strong willed
M- Magnetic
Feminism means equality of sexes in every field. It does not mean ‘sameness’ of men and women because women are different from men. We have our own strengths and weaknesses and men have theirs.”
Feminism at its core is about the equality of men and women. Luckily for me, my family has been edibly progressive for generations. My mother was one he first women engineers in Maharashtra, who chose to rry in her late 20s when she felt she was ready.
I have always had access to exactly the same o portunities as my brother, Tarun. I have personally striven hard to excel at my work and support women at my workplace. I have fought court and income tax cases and have negotiated family settlements. Through my own example, I want my daughter and every single woman in my office to be financially independent and believe in her own pure and limitless potential.”
The black dots that mark a milestone.
The cheeks that smile and frown in various timelines. The wrinkles around a hundred sleepless nights.
The under-eye that is a shadow of your thoughts. There are many more to arrive and many more to accept.
How old are you is just a number.
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Happy women’s d Today and every day.