Being a woman is no easy task sometimes. All it takes to convince yourself of this is to recall how modern culture promotes an image of women as utterly perfect, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the need many feel to live up to this.

How frequently have you needed to check the mirror each thirty minutes to check whether your hair has not frizzed in that muggy climate? How frequently have you overlooked that you had lipstick on and ingested a touch of it while glutting on that delightful pizza? How often have you needed to defer your dates just with the goal that you can spruce yourself up?

Cassandra Calin draws cartoons and comic strips that often perfectly illustrate these situations.

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