Is being a woman detrimental for my promotion?

  Nisha looked at the watch as she flipped through the papers while her fingers danced on the keyboard as fast as they could.   “Hey Nisha, Hitesh wants to see you,” informed Mitali.   “Oh! Ok,” exclaimed Nisha with a quick glance again at her watch.   She saved her file and paced towards … Read more

It’s neither a man’s nor a woman’s world…

I participated in a #6BlogsIn6Days challenge focusing on #EachForEqual. The challenge had me thinking on gender discrimination and women empowerment like never before.   It’s a theme that’s a part of our daily existence, day in and day out, in every walk of life.   I sat down thinking about areas where I felt there … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 20: Obnoxious Men

Our prompt for the day  takes its cue from Notley’s rebelliousness, and asks to write a poem that involves rebellion in some way. The speaker or subject of the poem could defy a rule or stricture that’s been placed on them, or the poem could begin by obeying a rule and then proceed to break … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 7: Writer Vs. Woman

Today is seventh day of NaPoWrimo. The challenge today is to write out a list of all of your different layers of identity. For example, you might be a wife, a grandmother, a Philadelphian, a dental assistant, a rabid Phillies fan, a seamstress, retiree, agnostic, cancer survivor, etc.. These are all ways you could be … Read more

Happy Women’s Day

Extricating her grit and resilience from her limitations She is a sanctified foundation of motivation Her quintessence is in her commitment and acumen Her competence and fervor bequeathing “The Power Icon”   Happy Women’s Day to all my fellow women bloggers! We all know we are epitome of strength, courage and endurance. We are the … Read more

Can we stop judging a woman’s morality?

  I witnessed a very unpleasant episode yesterday where I saw a very resilient and independent woman in a pool of tears. It was the most unexpected reaction from a woman of her ability and character that left me scouring for answers even in my sub conscious at night. I would like to narrate the … Read more

Poem: I am your refrigerator

Lillian is hosting Tuesday Poetics at dVerse. For today’s prompt, she wants us to walk into our kitchen and open our refrigerator. Pick something specific that resides in, or on the outside of the refrigerator. Let that be the inspiration for our poem and write about the item or about the refrigerator or let our imagination … Read more