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Article created by: Denis Tymulis

31-year-old Lainey Molnar is on a mission to empower women, and she's using her creative expression to do so. Molnar creates honest comics that cut through all of the filters and focus on women's role in society and the way it perceives them.

"I believe that the pressure on women comes from both inside our own community and outside, be it family, media, or men," the artist told Bored Panda. "It is incredibly hard to navigate all of their expectations and reach the milestones society has set out for us, like maintaining the perfect size and shape, being maternal but also ambitious, strong but also sensitive, staying youthful and fresh while gracefully accepting the aging process, looking ideal but not overdoing plastic surgery. I could go on and on and on, and we are all so tired of this."

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Illustration of an independent modern woman showing raw and made-up appearances, reflecting society observations in comics.

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    Independent modern woman at age 31 holding a suitcase and drink, contrasting with her mom’s family-focused life at the same age.

    Life choices don’t range from wrong to right based on societal expectations. The last 30 or so years the world turned upside down - the internet, social media, dating apps, remote work, digital nomads, startups, cheap air travel, EU, globalization, and the cracking of the glass ceiling raised generations of women whose priority isn’t marriage or children. We are the 30-something Lost Boys, half of our friends our age buy houses and raise families and the other half is still at school, figuring themselves out. There’s a constant pressure of missing out on something and the constant validation of freedom. It’s sometimes incredibly lonely, but the privilege of sleeping in, going out, and traveling on a whim is super rewarding. No matter how you decide to live your life, or no matter what life decides for you, give everyone else respect and compassion, because we’re all doing our best.

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    Illustration by a modern woman showing friendship that withstands time and distance with comic-style social observations.

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    Independent modern woman drawing comics showing two women high-fiving, one with luggage and a message on her coat.

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    Independent modern woman in a bathrobe and towel pouring wine into a cereal bowl, depicting 2020 societal observations comic.

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