Mothers In Lebanon

Hanin Ghaddar on being a mother in Lebanon:

As a working mother, I want to reach a point, before I die, where I can go to the bank and open a bank account for my child, without feeling inferior or insulted. One day I tried to do so. […] In principle, this should be seen as a prudent decision taken by a working mother who is concerned about her child’s future financial security. The reality check, no pun intended, came from the teller, herself a mother, as it turned out. “You cannot open an account to your son; the father should sign the documents here,” she said bluntly, without empathy.

This is one of those things that when experienced feel hugely unfair and outrageous, but most people aren’t aware of. The women’s movement need to saturate the airwaves with such details of unfairness until attitudes change..