women
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If you are born a woman in South Asia, you are born into a cage that looks like home. It’s painted in bright colours, culture, tradition, family honour, but the bars are still bars. And if you dare to rattle them, even gently, they call you ungrateful. They call you shameless. The first time I
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You don’t need a man to be abusive for patriarchy to thrive in your relationship. Sometimes, it shows up in soft ways; when you swallow your needs, when you shrink your ambition, when you romanticise pain. This is how patriarchy survives: not just in politics and policies, but in your pillow talk, in your waiting,
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Patriarchy wasn’t just built by men — it’s upheld by both men and women.In every culture, patriarchy survives because it is passed down — through gender roles, generational cycles, and societal expectations.This post explores how women, often unknowingly, help sustain the system — and why reclaiming power is the first step in breaking it.Yes —