I remember growing up in the 90s when there was no talk on feminism. I don't think that word even existed then. There was never any talk about equality or equal rights between male and female in the newspapers or tv media. EQUALITY!!?? really I was never made to think that way. I didn't realise that men and women could be equal. I have always seen it in society where men were above women and it was the norm. And women having choices? No way was that even possible. Really??!! I mean we had the right to choose what we want. I didn't know that. Social media didn't exist then so there was no easier way to put across your opinion about equality or choices.
As years passed by and I grew up to be a teenager I turned out to be an introvert girl, shy, and never spoke to anybody, but my mind was raging with thoughts. I don't think anybody took me seriously as a person. Neither my parents, nor my teachers or even my classmates. I felt dejected all the time. To top it all I was a girl so I don't think it mattered if my mental health was being affected. I grew up being depressed and anxious all the time and this carries on even till today.
I went to college and had another problem to deal with, the hostel rules (only applied to girls). It felt like living in a cage. You can't do this. You can't do that. Blah blah rules. It suppressed us physically but at the same time it killed new thoughts and ideas. The anxiety and depression grew inside me.
Being a science student and then moving on to work in the science field and knowing about menstruation was quite common. Of course we all studied about it in school. I mean what's the big deal. The more I tried to be open minded and normal about it the more others would make it look embarrassing. So what wrong did I say. Did I abuse anybody? Well I don't think so.
But with the introduction of social media to our society and people being vocal about their thoughts in a good way. This topic has become popular among the youth but is the old generation willing to change too. Are they ready to change and not force their kin to succumb to living the old ways. Maybe it is, but it will take so long that by then the old generation would be wiped out and the new generation would follow their footsteps. We are always evolving and we need to evolve not only physically but mentally too so that we can create a society where women can laugh and be who they want to be.
As years passed by and I grew up to be a teenager I turned out to be an introvert girl, shy, and never spoke to anybody, but my mind was raging with thoughts. I don't think anybody took me seriously as a person. Neither my parents, nor my teachers or even my classmates. I felt dejected all the time. To top it all I was a girl so I don't think it mattered if my mental health was being affected. I grew up being depressed and anxious all the time and this carries on even till today.
I went to college and had another problem to deal with, the hostel rules (only applied to girls). It felt like living in a cage. You can't do this. You can't do that. Blah blah rules. It suppressed us physically but at the same time it killed new thoughts and ideas. The anxiety and depression grew inside me.
Being a science student and then moving on to work in the science field and knowing about menstruation was quite common. Of course we all studied about it in school. I mean what's the big deal. The more I tried to be open minded and normal about it the more others would make it look embarrassing. So what wrong did I say. Did I abuse anybody? Well I don't think so.
But with the introduction of social media to our society and people being vocal about their thoughts in a good way. This topic has become popular among the youth but is the old generation willing to change too. Are they ready to change and not force their kin to succumb to living the old ways. Maybe it is, but it will take so long that by then the old generation would be wiped out and the new generation would follow their footsteps. We are always evolving and we need to evolve not only physically but mentally too so that we can create a society where women can laugh and be who they want to be.
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