РІР‚СљI think that the weight of that as a female artist kind of deciphering time as not your enemy when youРІР‚в„ўve been taught for so long to thinkР’В that it is: РІР‚ВDonРІР‚в„ўt get too old. Halsey Battles an Illusion of Control in IMAX Film 'If I CanРІР‚в„ўt Have Love, I Want Power' In fact, the Grammy-nominated artist says itРІР‚в„ўs a struggle most female artists go through. And according to Halsey, it didnРІР‚в„ўt always feel like time was on her side. She was patient during her yearslong effort to get pregnant, and she eventually gave birth to her first child with Alev Aydin in July. Halsey proudly showed off the scars from the surgeryР’В on their lower abdomen on their Instagram Story the same day as the pregnancy announcement, writing,Р’В РІР‚СљThe scars that got me this angel,РІР‚Сњ adding the hashtag #endowarrior. SheР’В also shared at the time that she was suffering from endometriosis, which can cause infertility, and underwent surgeryР’В for it in 2017. Halsey has been on a long and hard road when it comes to pregnancy.Р’В At the beginning of the year, the РІР‚СљWithout MeРІР‚Сњ hitmaker announced their pregnancyР’В while wearing a rainbow crochet crop top that hinted at their previous pregnancy loss, with the expected child being known as a РІР‚Сљrainbow baby.РІР‚Сњ The singer previously opened up about suffering a miscarriage onstage and deciding to freeze their eggsР’В in a 2018 interview - when she was 23 - on The Doctors. Like, go be a big girl, a girl is a gun, all I can taste is the blood in my mouth.РІР‚СњР”В®very Song Ranked on HalseyРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚ВIf I CanРІР‚в„ўt Have Love, I Want PowerРІР‚в„ў: CriticРІР‚в„ўsРІР‚В¦ РІР‚В¦ BeingР’В pregnant, writing this album, people are expecting girlishness, you know what I mean? And any time where I everР’В talk about womanhood, motherhood, femininity, IРІР‚в„ўm usually talking about it with a taste in my mouth. From the jump, IРІР‚в„ўm like, РІР‚ВIРІР‚в„ўm not a woman.РІР‚в„ў IРІР‚в„ўm not saying any of that. РІР‚СљAlso, not for nothing, but the lead single is РІР‚ВI Am Not a Woman, IРІР‚в„ўm a GodРІР‚в„ў - itРІР‚в„ўs not a girl power album. РІР‚СљEveryoneРІР‚в„ўs like, РІР‚ВOh, itРІР‚в„ўs like this is a girl power album,РІР‚в„ў and IРІР‚в„ўm like, РІР‚ВNo, itРІР‚в„ўs not,'РІР‚Сњ she said, setting the record straight. On If I CanРІР‚в„ўt Have Love, I Want Power,Р’В Halsey doesnРІР‚в„ўt sugarcoat the subject matter, even if her vocals sound that way.

Halsey opened up about howР’В pregnancy РІР‚Сљhas leveled my perception of gender entirelyРІР‚Сњ as well as the pressure to feel like a РІР‚Сљgirly-girly fertility goddessРІР‚Сњ in a lengthy Instagram post from February. In a sit-down interview with Apple Music 1РІР‚в„ўs Zane Lowe for New Music Daily, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter talked about how their fourth studio album explores themes of pregnancy and new motherhood, but their journey doesnРІР‚в„ўt align with the hyper-feminine societal conceptions of it. РІР‚СљI learned to revise the beliefs passed down to me, and that human rights must be respected equally for men and women,РІР‚Сњ shares one 19-year-old male who also took part in awareness trainings in Colombia.HalseyР’В broke down her new album If I CanРІР‚в„ўt Have Love, I Want PowerР’В in a new interview and explained why itРІР‚в„ўs not a РІР‚Сљgirl power album.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљNow I feel I can be someone because of all this has given me,РІР‚Сњ she adds, grateful to the Canadians who helped her discover her true power, grow her sense of identity and ignite her inner purpose.

РІР‚СљThe training sessions taught me so much,РІР‚Сњ thanks Eimar. This gift is helping girls learn about and harness their rights to things like education and health care, while also actively engaging leaders, parents and community members to shift mindsets and advocate for girls and all they can achieve. In Bolivia, for example, both girls and boys are learning through club activities and trainings how gender equality uplifts us all.

Last Gifts of Hope season, this life-changing gift helped 2.4 millionРІР‚Р‡girls around the world realize their equal power and rights РІР‚вЂњ opening access to equal opportunities for them to thrive and drive their own lives.

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