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I always thought I was smarter and better than any of my female classmates. They came into my life at the age of puberty, after I had been in an all boys school my whole primary schooling life. They were considered alien initially, but soon they became competitors and we (my school mates and myself) couldn’t handle losing to them. It wasn’t blatant, but we never thought of them equals, let alone superior, than us in school. I was brought up in a traditional family model. My mom was a housewife, proud of keeping her home in wonderful condition, and chastised food not cooked at home. My father was the more intellectual one, confident and proud of his achievements, contrasting with the quiet nature of my mother who never progressed her studies after secondary school. She was dutiful, loyal and obedient. And their marriage never faltered. My childhood had very little to cry about, I was always taken care of and was happy. It was with this canvass that I naturally and slowly, but surely, became the image of my father, confident and proud. And that my would-be partner or wife would be somewhat in the image of Mom, quiet and dutiful. Read full article https://asiasamachar.com/2017/07/01/my-evolution-from-being-a-misogynist/