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Most of us have probably heard that a
woman's identity is tied to a couple of things: her beauty, skin tone,
demeanor, chastity or purity, and ultimately, her ability to use these qualities
to square herself a husband and bear 'his' children. This can be further
expanded into the duties she is supposed to play in these roles of wife and
mother, roles defined as the epitome of her womanhood. And we all know that those duties are many,
unreasonable, and oftentimes, downright wicked. But these roles are so firmly
woven into the fabric of society that choosing a different path almost always
results in backlash, shaming, and in some cases, physical and sexual abuse. Very
few people expect a woman’s identity to be tied to her intellect, career, goals
and aspirations, or achievements. It is why women are constantly asked about their
husbands or children, regardless of what other achievements they have outside
of that.
