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View all search resultsDespite acknowledging that her male counterparts at her law firm also put effort into their looks, the beauty standards imposed on the two genders differ. Often, her coworkers comment on how they thought she would be pretty if only she could lose weight. Meanwhile, her male counterparts with a similar physicality do not receive the same comments, Riska noted, pointing out to how “girls get fat-shamed”.
Transgenders -- also known in Pakistan as "khawajasiras", an umbrella term denoting a third sex that includes transvestites and eunuchs -- have long fought for their rights in the deeply patriarchal and conservative country.
Curly hair is often seen as messy, bothersome and rebellious according to common beauty standards. Despite being donned by many living legends and music icons, reality can bite for those with natural curls.
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