in women and literature we discuss gender roles and the institution of motherhood; in sacred traditions of the east we discuss hierarchical inequalities and the power of shakti; in science and religion we discuss feminine vs. masculine creation stories, and the subjugation of the earth as metaphor for the subjugation of women; i look for a new bra; i read; i gaze at myself in the mirror before getting into the shower, and i don't know what i see anymore.