By Bex Fraser But you’re not a man, are you? she says to me. Look at you, you have breasts, you’ve given birth to a child. How can you not be a woman? And other things she has said to me: I will not indulge dysphoria. I support the right of trans people to exist, but trans … Continue reading Talking back
Sexism is exhausting
I feel regularly exhausted by sexism, misogyny and inequality. I think this is for two reasons. The first is that it is an almost constant slew, a war of attrition on women’s validity to just exist. Whether it’s being asked if I’m going to “wear something sexy” to my performance review with a male team … Continue reading Sexism is exhausting
“In this country, we treat women as equals”.
“In this country, we treat women as equals”. This phrase is thrown at my community, which includes me and many other Muslim women, as a hurled insult, a statement of contempt. We apparently treat women as equals in this country as long as they aren’t women like me. Women like me are presumed to be … Continue reading “In this country, we treat women as equals”.
We built this city for man, muscle and the car.
Like most women, I get up in the morning to an alarm. I shower and get dressed. But then, like a few New Zealanders, I have to stop and think if my next decisions will suit life on a bike. Will my dress fly up in the wind while I ride? Will a helmet flatten … Continue reading We built this city for man, muscle and the car.