And when they speak up, they’re labeled as angry, emotional, or shrill. As women age, they tend to become more aware of their own power and less tolerant of the patriarchal systems stacked against them.
“She should be mad/ Should be scathing like me/ But no one likes a mad woman/ What a shame she went mad/ You made her like that” – Mad Woman: Bias against women transcends all levels of privilege and class – the marginalization of women is a constant factor in our everyday lives, both inside and outside our homes.From questioning ability to clothing choices, women still face far more bias and obstacles than their male counterparts.
“They’d say I hustled, put in the work/ They wouldn’t shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve/ What I was wearing/ If I was rude/ Could all be separated from my good ideas and power moves?” – The Man: Ask any woman in business, they’ll tell you that every line in Swift’s song “The Man” hits a little too hard.
As Swift has grown and evolved, she’s composed countless lyrics that cut to the core of what women frequently experience at work – as well as the spirit of strength that often emerges after years of tolerating the bias and poor behaviors of others: Not because it was a soap opera, but because for so many women, it was a reality that plays over again and again, generation after generation – and we want more for our daughters, and ourselves. In less than a minute, Twitter (RIP) revealed exactly who and what she was singing about, and I became invested.
But as a woman, I knew – most of us do there was a good reason that Swift’s voice was shaking as she sang. When Swift delivered the line, “ your sweet disposition and my wide-eyed gaze” during her performance at the 2014 Grammy’s, I stopped working and looked to the TV, my youngest daughter on the sofa next to me, also completely transfixed, yet clueless as to what the lyrics actually meant. To view the content, either update your cookie preferences or view it in a new browser window. This content is hosted by a third party ( ).
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