THE GT STORY PROJECT - LIFE AS A WOMAN
I love writing. My main characters are usually women. They are depicted as strong and independent. If they have lost themselves to the world, they find themselves and have control over their lives. They may fall in love with a man, but they never give up their aspirations for that man.
Read MoreI've never worn shorts or sleeveless blouses because my parents have never allowed me. Neither do I roam around at night. My biggest dream is to go on a solo world trip. I need to be independent enough to take my own decisions. I want to live here like a human being and not as a lady with too many restrictions.
Read MoreMen are always tough in Turkey - as they taught them so - and they show their power on women. Sometimes in words, sometimes more. There was no violence in my home. But I know so many girls beaten by their own father, brother, husband. I hate that those same women - not the ones who are a little bit aware of their value - teach their sons to be tough, show their power, not to cry like a girl. I think our problems will never be solved unless boys can cry and girls can show their power.
Read MoreIn Brazil, is not very easy to be a woman! Sometimes, I am walking with my dog in the sunlight and some men call me names. This kind of thing also happens inside our homes. My family said that my brother could kiss as many girls as he wishes but I could only kiss one boy…
Read MoreI am a lady of 22. I have a certificate in broadcast journalism but I am a pro make-up artist and stylist. I am independent and have to keep the work going.
Read MoreI think the woman empowerment issue went on well in my country. It's beautiful being a girl here and the society appreciates you as a mother and sister. Everyone is treated equally regardless of their gender though in some few deep local villages being a girl is still difficult unlike in the cities.
Read MoreI've got a Masters Degree in International Trade but I'm still applying for a PhD. I started a company of export/import but I'm still trying to make it work. Challenges are faced everywhere whether you’re a man or a woman!
Read MoreBeing a woman in my country is very trying. Our only aim in life should be to aspire to settle down. You can be anything, a doctor, a lawyer or a professor but you must still be lower than your husband. Women who earn more money than their husbands are usually regarded with suspicion. Chasing your dreams is useless because you have obligations to your family.
Read MoreLife as a woman in Chile is challenging. We’re just starting to change as a society, trying to get closer, step by step, to gender equality. Nevertheless there are still many challenges we have to stand up to, like discrimination when it comes to professional women working, what we should be doing with our lives and what’s expected from us, limiting us to objects and stereotyping us.
But as I said, change is happening. Many of us are ready to fight and make our voices be heard, because we know our worth as human beings.
Read MoreWell, coming from a traditional set-up, women have only started making breakthroughs recently over the years. Women are more self-reliant and make moves. We are changing the way things have been and we are stronger now more than ever.
Read MoreIn my country, people think that a woman should be modest and lower her gaze, that she should not talk about sex or female freedom and if she does, she is a whore who is tarnishing the image of our society. Men think that true women are pure and spend their time talking about religion or how much they wanna be submissive to their husbands.
Read MoreI'm a 22 year old girl who aspires to be a motivational speaker. I dream of empowering other women out there and telling them that the world doesn't define us, our society doesn't define us and men certainly do not define us. We were born not to be ordinary but to stand out.
Read MoreThe few moments that stand out are connected to the two instances of childhood abuse I had experienced. Though I had once gathered courage and talked to my parents about it, they told me to stop talking. They were more concerned with how openly I spoke of it, not hiding my face or using euphemisms, than with what had happened to me.
My father closed his ears with his hands and acted as if he was being victimized by my words. My mother kept giving excuses - you were a child. You might be remembering wrong. He might not have meant to do it. My parents took the unspoken words of my two abusers over my tears. My own parents preferred I suck it up because "boys will be boys" and "this happens to everyone".
Read MoreI don't get to walk freely, wear what I like. I'm not afraid to say this - I was close to being molested. Even if I don't wear anything and show less skin, the opposite sex would always go crazy over anything in a skirt.
Read MoreThe I'm Glad I'm a Girl Foundation and summer camp is an empowering initiative that… engages young girls on topics of their sexual and reproductive rights, rights as a girl child, financial literacy, and notions of beauty and physical and mental health.
I am currently the Chief Camp Coordinator for the I'm Glad I'm a Girl Foundation and have been able to do all of the aforementioned and to reach a wider audience to achieve a greater impact!
Read MoreThe life of a woman, from a distance looks similar to that of a man. They have freedom to pursue whatever they want, wear whatever they choose (what else does a woman want?!) But upon looking closely, you'll know that the freedom is not a right, but a privilege for all the ladies, according to the patriarchal society.
Read MoreI am 26 years of age, an orphan with three little brothers to take care of... in my life people always take advantage of me, use my money and get away with it. I have not been given a chance to grow and reach my dreams. Every time a person seems to be interested in me for me but in the end uses the little money I have struggled to collect for me and my brothers and disappears, leaving me with heart break.
Read MoreBeing a woman in Jamaica can be hard. We are often depicted sexually in Dancehall and promotions. We are cat-called on a daily basis no matter what we wear and we are supposed to accept it as a compliment. Some men say that we call down rape on ourselves based on what we wear, which is sickening.
Read More“I'm good at sports. I could have been able to do more in sports but after state level competitions, my family never allowed me to go for nationals. I kept blaming my family for it.
I'm good at studies as well but 5 years ago, I lost my father and everything fell apart within seconds so I was not able to get into my dream college. Again I blamed that situation.
After beginning my Bachelors, I just decided one thing for my own sake, "stop playing this blame game". If it really matters, get it done anyhow, against all the odds of the society.”
“In my village, a woman is the most underlooked. They are oppressed. They don't make any decision based on any affair. Women are very much oppressed and I hope to help change this situation in my village one day... for the case of the girls it's worse. They are subjected to early marriages as early as the age of 13. You find a young girl is a single mother - isn't that really painful?”
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