"You aspire to be amazing in both realms, but you're really..."

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I watched this:

Have Feminists Sold Young Women a Fiction? - YouTube

And read these two articles: 

Why Women Still Can’t Have It All - The Atlantic

Having It All—and Hating It - The Atlantic


Maybe we can challange the idea of "having it all". Why we as woman feel less? What makes us feel less? Here is a qute from "Having It All—and Hating It":

"(...) social media beckons its users compare every element of their lives to everyone else’s in a very public space, and then feel inadequate about not filling their feeds with smiling, well-appointed children nibbling perfectly composed, locally-sourced dinners."




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