As a child is born and she happens to be female,from that moment onward,she is immediately taking into the grooming stage. A conscious and sub conscious one, by her guardian and the society at large.
She's told how to seat , how to be soft spoken, loving, not to carry herself so much so that masculinity isn't perceived from the way she carries herself.
She should speak , but not very loudly, if she eats her meal too fast she'd be reminded immediately, Eat like a Lady, stop behaving like a man, Take it easy etc.
And as she grows older there's a to do list of what she must and must not do , as a woman in society.
Today a woman is first judged or looked upon by her appearance both from Men and from her fellow women.
Her appearance already creates a record in the image of those who see her appearance and instantly put her in a certain box reducing her value first to how she looks.
Constantly a woman has to keep up with appearance and looks from trying to stay younger to looking pleasing in the eyes of everyone around and society at large.
And there's the pandemic of age, that small dark cloud over a woman's head about when she should marry, or have children, especially in the African societal setting.
Once you start growing older, there's an urge for Auntie to remind you that you need to get married, how you constantly told that if you don't have a husband your success in life is not complete.
This has taken a toll on the girl child fighting an unseen battle to beat the ticking time bomb.
Whatever the World seeks in the hand of a woman, should start evolving and changing the woman shouldn't lose herself trying to satisfy society, she should learn to move at her own pace without been pushed around with unnecessary demands .
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