Human Writes: When gender bias is evident


National artistic gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi with gold medal after won womens floor exercise final in conjuction of 28th SEA Games in Bishan Sport Hall at Singapore. Photo: THE STAR/Faihan Ghani

My grandmother only really had one career path option – marriage and motherhood.

Never mind the fact that she was intelligent and educated, literate in both Tamil and English; there were few choices for women then. Her “career” comprised 16 pregnancies and nine children.

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