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Speaking up about patriarchy in society
Women and men. Even as I am typing it, reading it sounds incorrect. Women before men? Hasn’t it always been said men and women? Why is that? It isn’t a big deal, it’s just the way it’s always been done. That’s what I’ve always been told, it’s just the way it’s always been. I’m wrong for speaking up, I am told, trying to change something that’s been deep-rooted in our society for so long it’s normal now. Well, not for me. Staying silent isn’t an option. I have a voice and I will use it. My name is Perla Kobeissy, I am 15 years old and I have one mission: Change the world. Or at least what I can...