The Women’s Manifesto
A Bill of Emotional Rights
“International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the progress we have made in the fight for gender equality and to recognise the ongoing work that needs to be done.”
The ongoing work that needs to be done…
Over the past few years, I have been through a journey of becoming aware, becoming aware that I was a victim of domestic abuse (specifically coercive control and post-separation abuse) and becoming aware of how I, as a woman, was unconsciously persisting the cycle of intergenerational sexism that the patriarchal system thrives upon.
During a recent coaching project I undertook, I spent some time reading up on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of Gender Equality by 2030. The goal, adopted in 2015, aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. However, a recent report shows that gender equality is not improving and is, in fact, going backwards. The problem is that social and gender norms actively work against the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and women are not making the progress needed (Hoominfar, 2021). Intergenerational sexism is as alive as it ever was, and the patriarchal system of oppression is an expert at keeping women unaware and silent.
Clinical Psychologist Dr Sanah Ahsan wrote today about women’s mental health and the…
