We need to strive for the day when women, just like men, can finally be viewed as adults with full agency and the ability to decide how they want to live without any societal pressures to be anything other than who they are, writes Nthabi Nhlapo.
There are various ways of being a woman, each with its pros and cons and both with a nagging fear of missing out and an unsatiable longing for more, writes the author.
We need to strive for the day when women, just like men, can finally be viewed as adults with full agency and the ability to decide how they want to live without any societal pressures to be anything other than who they are, writes Some connotations and assumptions go hand in hand with being a 40-year-old woman who is unmarried and has no children.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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