These women should be commended for what they do achieve rather than criticized for what they don’t; expectations should be minimal and consistent across gender.
To be Arab is to strip myself of my Blackness, and I am no longer willing to reduce myself for the acceptance of others. I am not Arab, and I am not just Black. I am Sudani — a descendant from the land of the Blacks.
My Asianness and femininity are defined by everything that the world attempts to claim that they are not. In this divergence, I not only recover my heritage — I find myself.
No woman is capable of escaping misogyny in day-to-day life, which demonstrates how far our society is from truly treating women with the respect that they deserve.
When women of color are on TV, they are relegated to plot lines about racism. So, when it comes to finding sisterhood in emotions outside of Feeling Oppressed, I do turn to “Fleabag,” even as I cringe at its titular character's outdated thinking.
It is a travesty that more women are not involved in the policy creation process as well. However, I believe that this gap can and should be addressed the same way it is being addressed in STEM fields — through working with young girls.
