Stop calling women superheroes. We’re simply human
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Loading... - Peralta Joselito
- 29 Mar 2023
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Another Women’s Day has come and gone, and with it the usual summary of what has been achieved, what still needs to be done and ultimately, what does it really all mean?
Beyond the mimosa flowers, the compliments, the platitudes and the stale jokes (“men’s day is every day” ha ha ha)… we need to bear in mind that this day has its origins in the fight for equal rights. So while it is admirable to celebrate women as a gender, sometimes I feel the lines are getting blurred and the day has started to somehow merge, rather confusedly, with Mother’s Day.
We also have to be mindful about the messages we are sending to women out there. A friend pointed out to me that there seems to be a running theme which is picking up momentum; that of calling women superheroes or ‘super women’.
Now, granted, there are women juggling everything who seem to have such stamina that hearing an account of their day makes me want to lie down and take a nap. Read More…
