Every Girl Every Boy

This design is intended as a liberation from restrictive gender norms and is based on a poem by Nancy R. Smith from 1973: “For every woman who is tired of acting weak when she knows she is strong, there is a man who is tired of appearing strong when he feels vulnerable. For every woman who is tired of acting dumb,there is a man who is burdened with the constant expectation of “knowing everything.” For every woman who is tired of being called “an emotional female,” there is a man who is denied the right to weep and to be gentle. For every woman who is called unfeminine when she competes, there is a man for whom competition is the only way to prove his masculinity. For every woman who is tired of being a sex object, there is a man who must worry about his potency. For every woman who feels “tied down” by her children, there is a man who is denied the full pleasures of shared parenthood. For every woman who is denied meaningful employment or equal pay, there is a man who must bear full financial responsibility for another human being. For every woman who was not taught the intricacies of an automobile, there is a man who was not taught the satisfactions of cooking. For every[…]” Excerpt From: “Feminae.” Apple Books.