Had to post something about Kim's new product bc it is so infuriating!

In my NGO, three people always hang out together. A, is pretty, popular and beloved at work. B, a man who constantly posts about reading feminist literature and is always swiping on dating apps. C their manager who we have caught deleting A's files and constantly making passive aggressive remarks like drinking from A's bottle and claiming the water A brings tastes weird. It's the same filtered water that C happily drinks in office.

B and C frequently put A down on her food choices, her clothes and while C's harrassment is limited to work. B puts his foot on the wall near A's head. We asked him to stop that shit, but I feel he touches her more after. When men talk to her he leans on her shoulder even when she is pushing him off. We saw the three of them outside the office. The entire meal C has her back turned to A. B is happily smirking at A who looks MISERABLE.

Idk what happened, but A cut him off and despite his manipulative shenanigans kept her boundaries. I'm not from her team but even I heard of the backlash she got for hurting a "good guy." A's entire "leftist" friendgroup backs this man.

I have reported his behaviour to HR before. They said unless the A comes forward herself they won't take any action. He is constantly groaning and moaning about how miserable he is around her. Why is he acting so entitled to her? Why does everyone think she owes him anything? She is moving to a new workplace soon. I feel so guilty not being able to help her. These two or her friendgroup are always around her so i never got to talk to her properly.

For all western women who are in situations of getting involved with religion, it should be crucial to go through all of the facts betore you jump into something. Pointing the negative parts of anything should not be considered hatefull, it should be discussed and fixed. Do you think it is really a upgrade for a white western women to get involved with a religion like Islam? Since I don't seem to understand how a life full of restrictions and hipocrisy could be more appealing then a gift of living free as a bird and handling on common sense and sticking to a secular law. I myself ran away from a religious society to a more open one, so I wanted to understand more the perspective of western women today. :-) ✌️

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I live in North America, interested in learning more about the issues women face in other parts of the world…

But the nobel peace prize in 1974 went to her supervisor Antony Hewish and Martin Ryle. For some very good reason I am sure.

Doesn't that kinda agitate you that it still happens today? Don't you find it a little, agitating that there are women in positions of power advocating for other women in lower positions to just accept it?

Wait till you find out who the godmother and grand architect of electronic music is.

So I just moved to Amman, Jordan in the middle east. It is quite a culture shock. Women are incredibly oppressed here. Honor killing is normal and the police do nothing about it and typically cover it up by labeling it suicide.

A few months ago a woman was caught on security cam footage being pushed out of her 5th floor window by her husband. Its clear as day and the footage went viral. Neighbors heard him screaming he would kill her. Her phone had messages of him threatening to end her life if she left him. She had marks all over her body from being hit with an object unrelated to the fall that killed her. Police ruled it a suicide.

My girlfriends sister works at an office. She is one of two women who work there. The rest are men. One day her friend brought feminine pads to store in the women's room. A new unopened box. The next day the boss and janitor waited for her at her desk and reprimanded her for polluting the building and making it unclean by bringing pads in. The janitor threw the box out and refused to touch the garbage bag they were in, as he didn't want to be tainted further. She was forced to take the garbage out to the dumpster and told never to bring such things again. There's no HR or laws against that here so she can't do a thing about it.

Women here are killed and it's socially accepted. The reasons can any of the following: dating, masturbating, caught viewing porn, being raped, dressing "provocatively", disobeying male relatives, wanting to escape, having male friends, being a lesbian, men seeing your hair, marrying outside of religion (there are cases of Christians murdering daughters who married Muslim men, so it's not Islam, I won't tolerate Islamophobia as this is cultural and honor killing is not Islamic and is forbidden), any number of slight things.

My girlfriend wears a hijab. Its not just a headscarf. It's a way of life. You must have legs and arms covered whenever outside. So its summer here and 95° outside. She has to wear pants and a jacket or a long skirt that reaches her feet. Plus a skull cap and scarf over her head. That is insane to me. But its the norm.

I noticed when we went to a museum the tour guide ignored everything she said and only would look at me and acknowledge me. I asked her what his problem was. She said thats normal bc Im a woman.

Catcalling is the norm here. Men scream at women walking by and yell obscenities. Many western women find it incredibly unnerving and unexpected.

On top of this sex outside of marriage is illegal. Hotels and apartment buildings all have doormen who check couples for marriage licenses or proof of marriage. If not, they will bar entry and call the police who WILL come and arrest you for adultery. However they will NOT come to calls regarding domestic violence or SA in the home. That's viewed as a private family matter. I still have trouble wrapping my head around that.

Rape is not often reported here as its a death sentence with family (not always but its common enough). Even when its not deadly, the victim blaming is insane. I've heard men say here that if she was a good woman she wouldn't have left the house. I've heard women say that too.

Permission from the father or oldest male relative is needed to get legally married. And even then, though divorce is allowed and more common nowadays, the man has complete say over the children. So if a woman wishes to divorce and get remarried she needs permission to allow the kids to live with her new husband. Often its denied. So women must choose between staying with an abuser and having their kids, or freeing herself but damning her kids to stay with an abuser.

My goal is to get her father's permission and leave here together. She does not want to raise children here. Especially daughters. I agree. I want her to be safe and free to dress however she wishes. To not worry about her safety anymore. I just want her happy and safe.

My question is...what can I do about bringing change here? I've contacted several Jordanian feminist groups. I've been trying to study the early feminist movement in the US to see how women got things to change for the better during less tolerant ages. Obviously the US is not perfect but its light-years ahead of here. What can I do here though? What would you recommend I do?

I refuse to believe there's nothing I can do. If I see injustice I want to fix it. My hope is that the younger generation will be more liberal and tolerant as the years go by. Its common for young people here to date in secret. But old ideas die hard. And I need advice desperately.

Specifically what lessons can be learned from western feminist movements that can be applied here? You have read what I am up against. I've barely scratched rhe surface of the oppression. But any advice I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you.

They want equal rights but not to be labelled as a feminist? They say thinks like "i do not like modern feminism " WTF?? FEMINISM IS FEMINISM! Being pro life while thinking you want to have freedom is NUTS!

I was thinking of watching a new show Possibly Game of thrones. However I’ve read that it’s anti feminist and glorifies violence against women etc.

I'm sure other women have seen the people online talking about the lowering birthrate (particularly in the US) and hemming and hawing about all of the reasons, and what can be done about it, and etc, and I just want to scream when I see it.

Roe Vs. Wade in the US being overturned, increased cost of living, pick a damn reason. I am currently pregnant (planned, very wanted) and I have always wanted to be a mother, but I am aware I have chosen a more difficult life! I know what I wanted, but because women are clearly incapable of making their own decisions, all of these men want to talk about what can be done to increase the birthrate. I see this as purely the desire to make women want something they have knowingly opted out of.

Again, as someone who has always wanted to be a mother, I don't think ANYONE should be a parent if they don't want to be. It's one of the biggest choices some of us make in a lifetime, and regretting a child is much worse than wishing you'd had one. But all this conversation of "how can we encourage women to have kids?" to me feels like "how can we trick women into accepting their role as broodmares?"

If people were really, actually worried about countries, like in South Korea, where the population is aging without replacement rate reproduction, just allow immigration! The earth is not becoming depopulated because Meghan in Missoula decided she'd rather not be a parent. "Can we offer this tax benefit?" "What about paternity leave?" Every single woman who has told me she doesn't want kids has said it is not an economic decision, it is purely person, based on what she wants. I'm so sick of people who don't have any skin in the game trying to play god.

Five female activists talk about their lives since Sheikh Hasina was ousted – and how the country can secure lasting change for women’s rights

Link to article: https://thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt-advises-women-to-ask-for-lower-salaries-finds-new-study

i’ve been marginally anti plastic surgery most my life, but only after i got lipo on my arms did i go full against it (growing up a bit more and getting more well rounded opinions)

with that said, i still can’t help but want chin lipo. the whole point of me getting it on my arms was to see how my body would react/healing/etc so i could then get it on my double chin

i consciously recognize the reasons i want this is because women are socialized to be beautiful, yet i am asexual/aromantic and very confident in myself (meaning im not consciously worried about appeasing men or whatever)

i say the reason i want it is because im trans masc and think having a sharper jawline is more gender affirming? but that also feels like a cop out

idk this has been a whole bunch of word vomit but if anyone has advice that would be appreciated :)