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Afsheen is the Co-Founder of the awareness and empowerment movement Nahi Means No. Having lived in various countries, she currently lives in New Delhi, India with her husband and their son.
“Mommy, do girls drive too?” If there was ever a defining moment in gender-based parenting, this for me was probably it. My 5-year-old son very innocently asked me this question while we were stuck in one of New Delhi’s famous traffic jams, and to say that I was speechless would be an understatement. It took me completely by surprise because I have prided myself in raising my son with a gender equal mindset. Or so I thought.
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