5# A Woman's Awakening
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From Passivity to Self-Assertion
Ever since childhood, I have known that a woman's tears taste of weakness. The film When We Leave, starring Sibel Kekilli, portrays a woman as a victim. What stands out is that she seems to lack the genuine strength or character to become the woman she wants to be, even though she appears strong on the outside. Instead, she passes her problems on to others, burdening them with her troubles. Men do not measure themselves against self-pitying victims. But why do women fall into this kind of dependency?
Woman Versus Man
Women born before the 1980s often defined themselves through their children, husbands and households. They were the foundation of the family.
But it is a great misfortune when a man fails to recognise this and takes everything a woman does for granted.
In such cases, the woman herself becomes the perpetrator, trapped in the comfort of passive patterns of thinking that dictate she must conform to a particular gender role.
A new approach to behaviour, however, could help her lead a self-determined life.
Every Woman Should Have a Little Drag Queen in Her!
Why? Because a drag queen is proud of who she is and refuses to lower herself to the level of a princess.
Drag queens are confident, know what they want and are not afraid to stand up for themselves. They speak up when necessary — and at precisely the right moment, rather than spending hours analysing a situation and coming up with the perfect response for "next time".
Drag queens are strong! Men who dress as women are not merely artistically subversive figures but also ambassadors of the tough, fearless woman who refuses to surrender.
Drag queens are strong — and they emphasise this through their confident walk, upright posture and commanding gaze. Yes, they hide behind layers of make-up and dazzling costumes, but this is a façade concealing a mysterious personality that is difficult to decipher and therefore appears untouchable.
A woman does not have to walk perfectly in high heels, but she should always move forward with her eyes fixed ahead, as though she were heading towards a goal. Her body language should radiate confidence and determination, because a woman must have everything under control — every situation, every person and, above all, herself and her own life.
It is time to leave dependency behind.
What Separates a Weak Woman from a Strong Woman?
Psychologist Michael Labkovsky says: "Think about yourselves and your own desires!"
A woman who is assigned a subordinate role will not find lasting happiness and may even fall into depression. So how can she become a man's equal?
Labkovsky has established six rules that are so individually applicable that any woman can put them into practice immediately!
Do what you want.
Don't do what you don't want to do.
Speak up immediately when something bothers you.
Only respond when you are asked, and don't respond when nobody has asked you.
Answer only the questions you are actually asked.
When discussing problems of any kind, simply make your own point of view clear to the other person.
Or, as Diane von Fürstenberg so aptly put it: "A woman should have character, intelligence, strength and style."
With this powerful combination, she not only shapes her own way of living but also frees herself from the role of the victim.
Labkovsky's rules may not seem revolutionary at first glance, but they offer a first-aid kit that empowers women to take control of their lives and embrace their own strength — rather than surrendering to circumstances.
Only then can a woman assert herself as an equal partner in a world where women are no longer seen merely as victims, but as strong, self-determined individuals standing on equal footing with men.
Anastasia Weimer
