The burden of being woman

Representational image. Photo: Pexels/ arzu Kathmandu, October 7 Once, someone said to me, “Feminists wreck their own homes.” I was stunned, not just by the words, but by the logic beneath them. A woman who knows her rights, speaks against violence, refuses humiliation, or leaves an abusive relationship is labelled a “home wrecker.” Strangely, the person who committed the violence is rarely given the same title. The woman who exposes the home’s brokenness is blamed…