John Vincent Obias
WOMEN ARE NOT INFERIOR TO MEN, 2020
– Graphite pencil on watercolor paper
“Don’t tell me not to live, just sit and putter
Life’s candy and the sun’s a ball of butter
Don’t bring around a cloud to rain on my parade.”
-Fanny Brice (FUNNY GIRL)
Fanny wants to be an actress and she does everything so she could achieve her dreams. She is an empowered woman who doesn’t let anyone stand on her way, not even a man.
Although it affects everyone, sexism primarily affects women. Women were commonly perceived as inferior than men and at times, they are told what to do.
[Read: Global issues: Gender equality and women’s empowerment]
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