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 Nthabi Nhlapo.
Some connotations and
assumptions go hand in hand with being a 40-year-old woman who is unmarried and
has no children.
I should know because I am one
such woman.
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