Vindication of Rights
Vindication of Rights
By Roula-Maria Dib
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"A Vindication of Rights" articulates the persistence of stereotypical gender roles, emphasizing their exploitation within institutional settings, especially when women seek employment. Despite their skills and experience, women often encounter biases that position them as inferior or as secondary contributors, reduced to complementary roles for generating income.
The poem underscores the prevalent notion that women are pressured to accept a natural gender pay gap.
Concluding on a hopeful note, the poem envisions a brighter future for women, hinting at the potential for positive change and the dismantling of entrenched gender biases.
About Roula-Maria Dib
Roula-Maria Dib (PhD, Leeds) is the founding director of the London Arts-Based Research Centre, the founding editor of the literary and arts journal, Indelible, and the creative producer of the literary event series, Indelible Evenings, as well as Psychreative, a virtual salon for researchers and creatives with a background in psychology.
Dr. Dib is a holder of the UK Global Talent Visa as an award-winning literary scholar, poet, educator, and editor and a recipient of the British Council’s Alumni Awards 2021-2022 for Culture and Creativity in the UAE; her book, Jungian Metaphor in Modernist Literature (Routledge, 2020) was shortlisted as a finalist for the IAJS book awards, and poems from her collection, Simply Being (Chiron, 2021) were nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Her MOOC, “Why Online Creative Communities Matter”, is featured on Academia.edu. Formerly (until June 2022), she was a professor of English at the American University in Dubai.