Page 16 - Newsletter Vol2 Issue 1

Gender Equality - My Perspec�ve !

Nowadays, everyone hears that " you should treat girls as you treat boys", and people talk about it and read
about it and say that "yes,we do treat girls equally as boys",but do they? I agree the world is changing,but
that change is s�ll very scarce. People treat gender equality as a joke some�mes,they don't understand the
importance of it.

All of you must have heard the term gender equality,yes? But do you ever really understand it? The
meaning of it is just one Google search away. I want to create awareness and make everyone understand
what " gender equality" actually stands for.

Gender equality is when you and the people around you give equal rights and opportuni�es to all the
genders- men, women,trans and gender diverse people. The superior treatment to one par�cular gender
should come to an end.

When speaking of gender equality the issue of feminism o�en comes up and in many instances it is defined
as ‘le�ng a woman be whatever a man can be', however, I beg to differ. This is because in my opinion the
real meaning of gender equality would be to let a woman be whatever she wants to be, instead of limi�ng
her achievements to that of a man.

The issue is not strengthening the power or capabili�es of women by giving her a head start. But rather,
why did it come to this? Do people really think women are not capable of doing so-called "manly" stuff?
Biology may have divided the human race into genders. But society has further divided into compassionate
females and "manly" males. Women are not a minority, women were never a minority, but rather labelled
as a liability. And that liability is to blame.
- Doli Mi�al, IX

Bizarre Bud that Blooms

I have this species of Cac�
that produces a Bizarre
Bud and when it blooms
it gives off an atrocious
odour… Thanks to visual
search we know what
type of bud this is!

This species is called Stapelia gigantea!

It gives off a ro�ng flesh like odour that invites a lot of flies but we
keep the windows closed. It is na�ve to the Tanzanian lands. The
Cac� it grows in is called “ starfish flower cactus.”

Hey! Why don’t you go explore your surroundings… who knows
what you’ll find!? Something bizarre, something weird! But do
take care, don't touch anything you see without precau�onary
measures!!

Safety first!
- Saanch Padaliya, X

16
16