Tag Archives: Gender

GIRLY GIRL

Posted on July 26, 2023 by lessonsfromlife123

Have you come across this type specimen: A girl who is as “girly” as she can be but is apparently oblivious about it. She is the sum total of all the (stereotypical) features that men (and society in general) find … Continue reading →

Posted in college life, friendships, Gender, life, like crush love, people, privilege, social media, society | Tagged beautiful, beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder, boys, fairskin, friends, Gender, girls, men, observations, people, societystandardsofbeauty, women | Leave a comment

Dictionary Update: Manspreading

Posted on November 10, 2018 by lessonsfromlife123

In the “Dictionary Update” series, I will share with you (new) terminologies that are used in society and academics, mostly in the context of equity, women’s’ issues and inclusion. Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Manspreading combines two words “man” and “spreading”. … Continue reading →

Posted in diversity, equity issues, essential lessons to be taught to kids in school series, Gender, Inclusion, life, people, privilege, society | Tagged #academia, #culture, #feminism, #genderdyanmics, #genderissues, #generationgap, #indiansociety, #maleprivilege, #males, #manel, #manspreading, #publicspaces, #publictransport, #sexism, #whitemales, #womensissues, #womenssafety, Gender, men, observations | 5 Comments

Dictionary Update: Manel

Posted on October 26, 2018 by lessonsfromlife123

In the “Dictionary Update” series, I will share with you (new) terminologies that are used in society and academics, mostly in the context of equity, women’s’ issues and inclusion. Here is the historic photo of US President Donald Trump signing … Continue reading →

Posted in diversity, equity issues, Gender, Inclusion, life, people, privilege | Tagged #academia, #culture, #female, #feminism, #genderdyanmics, #genderissues, #glasscieling, #indiansociety, #leakypipeline, #male, #malepriviledge, #manel, #sexism, #whitemales, #womensissues, Gender, observations | 1 Comment

Indian Gynaecologists be like

Posted on September 28, 2018 by lessonsfromlife123

The following tales are based on true events. I have cut short the story to what the conversations amounted to. Patient (Female): I am having heavy bleeding and irregular periods. Gynaecologist (Female): You should get pregnant soon. Patient (Female): I … Continue reading →

Posted in belief systems, equity issues, Gender, people, religion, society | Tagged #, #beliefsystems, #culturalappropriation, #culture, #doublestandards, #equityissues, #EverydaySexism, #female, #feminism, #FridayFeeling, #genderissues, #hypocrite, #indiandoctors, #indiangyaecologists, #indiansociety, #sexism, #womensissues, Gender | Leave a comment

Married people and their friendships

Posted on April 21, 2018 by lessonsfromlife123

In continuation to my previous post: Friendships before and after marriage The most common argument that is put up against (married) male-female friendships is that, a spouse may not be comfortable knowing that her/his partner shares deep conversations with a … Continue reading →

Posted in college life, friendships, Gender, general lessons from life, life, people, school, society | Tagged #genderdyanmics, #indiansociety, #platonicrelations, #relationships, boys, childhood, friends, friendships, Gender, girls, guys, Indian society, marriage, men, people, society, women | 1 Comment

Friendships before and after marriage

Posted on April 18, 2018 by lessonsfromlife123

Image Courtesy: pxhere (CC0 Public Domain) I have a lot of friends, some are better than others. Few are female, most are male. Few are married, most are single. One cannot dispute the fact that the friendship equation changes among … Continue reading →

Posted in college life, friendships, Gender, life, people, school, society | Tagged #genderdyanmics, #indiansociety, #lifelessons, #platonicrelations, #relationships, #society, boys, friends, friendship, friendships, Gender, girls, guys, life lessons, marriage, observations, people, society, women | 3 Comments

Waiting to become older

Posted on January 18, 2018 by lessonsfromlife123

I am waiting to get old. You’d think as a person crosses their 20s and 30s, they would want to stop growing older. Well, I think I am at that stage where I want to get older. No wait, what … Continue reading →

Posted in belief systems, Gender, life, people, society | Tagged #ageist, #indianmale, #indiansociety, #respect, #sad, Gender, society | 2 Comments

Don’t be shocked, but here is a glimpse of what urban middle class marriages are like today

Posted on August 31, 2017 by lessonsfromlife123

Recently, a young (female) friend of mine, who looked up to me as a mentor, asked me for some marriage advise. What shall I do? How do I go about this marriage thing? I am not ready yet. How do … Continue reading →

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Ever wondered why some women are jealous of other women?

Posted on March 7, 2017 by lessonsfromlife123

On the eve of International Women’s Day, I want to reflect on some of the ways our society works, particularly the way [we] perceive women and how this perception affects women in general. More importantly, how this ends up making … Continue reading →

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The house with no mirror

Posted on February 22, 2017 by lessonsfromlife123

I was staying with a few friends in a small village in upper Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Our hosts were two girls, one who was biologist and the other a designer. They both had left their city lives and decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in life, people, society | Tagged #howilook, #looks, #mirror, #whatsocietythinks, #worry, Gender, girls, guys, life lessons, people, vanity | Leave a comment