Are South Asian women left out of political conversations or is it willful ignorance?

When was the last time you had a discussion about a policy, politician or political party with your husband, daughter, brother, sister?

Where did you learn political engagement?

Do you care about politics?

Should we care?

These are some of the questions we will be discussing in today's episode. Growing up with immigrant parents is a vastly different experience in comparison to the average American predominantly Caucasian or African American household. I dont remeber my mom or aunts every having opinions about elections or policies. Anything I heard was a spillover of conversations between men during some large celerbatory gathering while I delivered snacks or beverages that were prepared by the women huddled in the kitchen. Our gatherings were pretty sex segragated. Men in the living room, women in the kitchen. 

I wasn't taught about women's reproductive rights or racial inequality. I had to live it & then understand it. 

I am still understanding it. 

With everything that's been happening in our country over the last 7 years it is more important than ever for us to understand the power of our vote and the importance of political engagement. There is a palpable movement amongst South Asian women towards empowerment. We need to bring that movement to the collective.

Empowered women, empower women. 

And Saadia Mirza is one of those women. Saadia is a 30 something entrepreneur with a successful marketing firm which helps companies establish & grow their online presence. She spends her free time creating videos on tiktok & instagram about big policy changes, racial injustices, human rights violations, women's reproductive rights or fighting off the many trolls that flock to her comments section. She's a democrat in the heart of Texas so you can imagine how that's going for her. She is also editor at www.theprogressivists.com. The Progressivists is a progressive social movement driven by inclusive and reformist empowerment who mission is to consistently demand for political & sociopolitical change for the betterment of people & the planet. 

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