Why Are Women Always So Angry?
Read the novel “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982” to find out
“Everything began with the boys, and it felt like the right, natural thing.”
In Nepal, among a tiny group of people that prides itself on being progressive and worldly, it has become quite fashionable to state, “I want a daughter.” It will sound hurtful to a son who might appear instead. But a girl born in this family is welcomed, and loved, and cocooned by doting parents.
Meanwhile, in another part of the country, a newspaper story congratulates a couple for bearing a son after six daughters. These daughters are most likely unwanted and neglected, a mere burden to be fed and clothed and married off as soon as possible.
There are thousands of girl children between these two extreme spectrums. Those reluctantly hailed as Laxmi, the Goddess of Wealth; those grudgingly sent to school; those who are lauded for their homely skills; those who are encouraged in the career they choose.
Each one of these girls, no matter how vast the difference in their upbringing or the path their life takes, will face similar experiences in life. In varying degrees, every one of them will face discrimination at home, educational institutions, and offices. Their marriage and childbirth; their success and happiness will be…
