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She was always forbidden from entering the stadium-told it wasn't a place for girls. When she finally stepped in, paired with her brother, she thought she'd found her freedom. But why did he sing those songs their parents used to use to shame her? Why did their walks grow silent, even after apologies were exchanged?
As she trained among men-men who drank by night and trained for civil services by dawn-she began to wonder: was this truly a man's world?
Then she saw her-an 8-year-old girl outrunning them all. Was this stadium really for men... or for dreamers? Who decides who gets to dream? So was this another notion of patriarchy that decided against women entering the stadium for their health and sports? or was it women?
To know more, read my book The Stadium of Men!