The talk is about how the subtle stories we live out about gender still uphold patriarchal patterns in our daily lives, and how reimagining these stories can free us to explore possibilities beyond the limitations of gendered ways of living. Mursal Ashrafi is an engineer, researcher, and advocate for gender equity whose work examines how inherited gender narratives shape the lives and possibilities of women, particularly within diaspora communities. Her TEDx talk draws from her research with Hazara Afghan women in Canada to reveal how reimagining the stories we live by can disrupt patriarchal patterns and expand the horizons of what is possible beyond gendered constraints. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx