Woman’s Life — Is “Having It All” A Lie?
We need to change the narrative
I Am a Woman And I Don’t Want It All
Do you remember PepsiCo former CEO Indra K. Nooyi interview where unapologetically she said “ Women Can’t Have It All” and ‘having it all’ is just an illusion that comes with painful sacrifices and tradeoffs. “You have to cope,” “because you die with guilt. You just die with guilt.” Women pretend to have it all.
I always admired her and she is one of the role models I had while growing up. When I was young I didn’t understand the whole meaning of “having it all”. Women are meant to manage houses, full time jobs, kids, parents and what not. It’s an absurd frame for many reasons.
If you see other famous women interviews, one question is common — How Do You DO IT ALL?
With time, I realize that centuries long patriarchal culture is inherent in most women and we never dare to call out in the open and say, hey! it’s wrong.
Even being a feminist I carried misogynistic and patriarchal ideologies for decades but not any more.
Somewhere along the line, I can’t tell you when, our women’s movement told us we could have everything. I think it was meant to be empowering. So we ran out and grabbed everything we could. Jobs…
