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The Museum of Innocence

by Orhan Pamuk

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Màgòdiz

by Gabe Calderón

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A History of Islam in 21 Women

by Hossein Kamaly

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“Teach her that the idea of 'gender roles' is absolute nonsense. Do not ever tell her that she should or should not do something because she is a girl.
'Because you are a girl' is never reason for anything.
Ever.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

tags: equality, feminism, gender-roles, inspirational

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“For can anything be sillier than to insist on carrying a burden one would continually much rather throw to the ground?”
― Voltaire, Candide and Other Stories

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“As a culture, we perceive men not as sacred or sensitive, but as things to be hurt, repeatedly and violently, in order to test their mettle. Manhood is a prize awarded to the most scarred.”
― Antonella Gambotto-Burke

tags: alpha-male, alpha-masculinity, gender-roles, masculinity, patriarchy, suicide, violence

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“Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short and wear shirts and boots because it's okay to be a boy; for girls it's like promotion. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading, according to you, because secretly you believe that being a girl is degrading.”
― Ian McEwan, The Cement Garden

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“In a study of children's toy and television preferences, researchers Isabelle Cherney and Kamala London found that, when left alone, half of boys ages five through thirteen picked "girl" and "boy" toys equally - until they thought they were being watched. They were especially concerned about what their fathers would think if they saw them. Over time, boys' interests in toys and media become more rigidly masculinized and codified, whereas girls' stay relatively open ended and flexible.”
― Soraya Chemaly, Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger

tags: children, gender-norms, gender-roles

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