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The Problem With Calling Women ‘High-Maintenance’

Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director, The Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women(ARROW)

14-Oct-20 14:30

The Problem With Calling Women ‘High-Maintenance’

In a recent interview with The Guardian, Mariah Carey said she “deserves to be” high-maintenance at this point in her life and career. But why does she have to justify it? And why do we tend to label women as “high-maintenance” and not men?

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Categories:  Film,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  Mariah Carey,  High-Maintenance,  Gender Stereotype,  Power Imbalance, 


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