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Laura Bates, the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, says that it seems to be increasingly difficult to talk about sexism, equality, and women's rights in a society that perceives to have achieved gender equality. "In this 'liberal', 'modern' age, to complain about everyday sexism or suggest that you are unhappy about the way in which women are portrayed and perceived renders you likely to be labeled 'uptight', 'prudish', a 'militant feminist', or a 'bra burner,'" she explained.
But just like Bates, there are plenty of women who prove this notion wrong. And you can find many of them on the subreddit r/TrollXChromosomes. It's an online community that invites to "come for the period comics" and "stay for the cultural awareness", and many, in fact, do — the subreddit has over 817K members. The content they share and produce tackles important gender issues in all sorts of fields, including sports, health care, and work.
Continue scrolling and check out some of its latest posts. For the earlier ones, fire up Bored Panda's first article on r/TrollXChromosomes.
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#1
The End
#2
#texastaliban
Brandy Grote 3 years ago
A fetus isn't even a fetus until the end of the 8th week of pregnancy. Until then, it is still an embryo. And "cardiac activity" isn't a heartbeat.
The pandemic isn't making this any easier, too. According to UN Women, the global champion for gender equality, there are 6 urgent issues women are facing during the time of COVID-19.
1. Violence against women and girls. "Before the pandemic, estimates said one in three women will experience violence in their lifetime," the organization said in a statement. "As economic and social stresses rise, and movement is restricted by lockdown and stay-at-home guidance, instances of violence are likely to increase. At home, survivors of domestic violence may be trapped with their abuser, with limited access to support services, healthcare, and justice systems. And in public, women are at heightened risks of violence navigating deserted public spaces and transportation."
#3
“Men Is Too Headache.” Sometimes, Sister
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago
Oh that is awesome! Language barriers can't hold back the sentiment ^-^
#4
Double Standards
#5
Friendly Reminder
Helen Haley 3 years ago
And they fought hard. With their lives, their reputations, subtle and not subtle ways.
2. The gender pay gap. "Around the world, women are at the frontline of the COVID-19 response as they make up the majority of health and social care workers, especially as nurses, midwives, and community health workers, and account for the majority of service staff in health facilities as cleaners, launderers, and caterers. Yet, an average gender pay gap of around 28 percent exists in the health workforce," UN Women wrote.
"Once occupation and working hours are accounted for, the gender pay gap is 11 percent. Although the health sector performs well regarding women’s participation, it still harbors discrimination against women in earnings, and full-time employment and leadership roles for women are lagging."
#6
Birth Control Is Healthcare!
#7
Sounds Like A Better Solution Tbh
#8
I Think We All Know Why
3. Digital gender divide. UN Women pointed out that studies online have become the new normal but not everyone can continue their education because internet access remains a privilege. "Many around the world, including girls from poor households cannot participate in remote learning, since they lack the required tools, skills, and technologies."
"It was already a dire disadvantage that girls, women, and marginalized groups are least likely to have access to technology, and as the COVID-19 pandemic has moved so many aspects of daily life online, the lack of connectivity has become even more alarming, exacerbating existing gender inequalities."
#9
One Of Us
#10
Just Do Your Jobs!
Yugan Talovich 3 years ago
"If firefighters fought every fire they would get tired, so we will allow half of all fires to burn themselves out."
#11
The Tea Is Hot With This One
#12
Abortion Rights Is A Human Rights
grotesqueer 3 years ago
Is it really that way around in the US? There should be a written document by the deceased where they DENY taking their organs if they don't want it, not the other way around. No document = organs should be donated.
4. Informal work and instability. The pandemic has deeply affected women's livelihoods and income. "Women typically earn less and hold less secure jobs than men. With economic activity at a halt during the pandemic, women working in the informal sector have seen a dramatic decline in their capacity to earn a living. Adding to the loss in income and paid work, many women are also juggling an increase in unpaid care and domestic work."
But according to UN Women, this can change. "It's on all of us to share the added burden of unpaid domestic and care work at home and speak up for a gender-aware response to the economic shock of COVID-19, including supporting women in the informal sector."
#13
Every Single One
Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago (edited)
Once I was out on my bike. A small forest path that I've ridden many times. When I turned a corner, there was a guy standing between the trees, looking at me crazy and smiling lasciviously and saying "Hello". I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN FASTER IN MY WHOLE LIFE. Never been there again...
#14
Where’s The Lie
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago
I have honestly read a comment recently from a woman who was told by a man that they had better be smiling under their mask. Wtaf
#15
Never Thought Of It Like This
Susie Elle 3 years ago
Not to stroke my own ego, but I once heard someone say "She's only around because of her cupsize" and I responded with "Yeah, something must be really wrong with our boss to hire people solely because he needs boobs of a certain size in his field of vision during the workday, I wonder how he manages to run a company that way," and everyone was quiet.
#16
Truth
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
I wonder if they have those sexist rules to encourage men to watch women play sports. It's bloody ridiculous and absolute bullshit.
5. Period poverty and stigma. "Even before the pandemic, women, and girls have been facing discrimination when they menstruate. In some parts of the world, they are seen as dirty, untouchable, or a disgrace. Whether it’s a lack of money to buy pads, tampons, or other products, access to toilets, or discriminatory laws and practices, women and girls, especially the world’s poorest, are deeply impacted by their periods," UN women continued.
The organization stated that it's especially challenging for women and girls to manage their periods safely and with dignity during a crisis.
"The provision of safe water, sanitation, and hygienic conditions are essential to protecting human health. Yet, today 500 million women and girls globally are estimated to lack adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management. This puts women and their families at greater risk of infection. Periods don’t stop for the COVID-19 pandemic, and neither should our efforts to break harmful taboos about menstruation and end period poverty."
#17
We Need More Of This
#19
So Close To Getting The Point
#20
Better Alone Than In Bad Company
6. Underrepresentation as leaders in health. "Women make up 70 percent of the health and social care workforce, and they are more likely to be front-line health workers, especially as nurses, midwives, and community health workers. This exposure raises women’s risk of infection (in fact, infections among female health care workers are up to three times higher than among their male counterparts). Yet, women remain in the background of decision making, underrepresented in health sector leadership, and missing from the center of the COVID-19 response."
There might be a record number of women serving in the 117th Congress but society still needs to go a long way and start treating them the way they deserve.
#21
Planned Parenthood Is For Much More Than Abortions
Serial pacifist 3 years ago
How great it would have been if parents of those people used contraception. They are a living proof of the neccessity of it.
#22
Absolutely Hate The Way Our Clothing Was Policed In School
#23
Super Girly!
#25
Easier Ways To Stop Abortions. If You Actually Care About Abortion
Marianne Saiso 3 years ago
I bet the number of kids growing up in poverty and the crime rate went down as well.
#26
Mental Illness Versus Toxicity
#27
F*cked Up
#28
When You Can't Get Parental Permission To Get An Abortion So You Become A Parent Yourself
#29
Because Apparently Only Old White Men Count
#30
Truth
Hotdogking 3 years ago
I only robbed the house because they didn’t turn the alarm on and one of their windows was open. It was fair game
#31
It's A Step In The Right Direction
Kay blue 3 years ago
One of the scariest things about the Sarah Everard case is the fact that it was an off duty police officer who killed her. A policeman who had been spoken to about indecent exposure a week or so before. Girls are taught to find a police officer if we feel unsafe, who do we go to now.
#32
Who Else Can Relate To This?
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
It's good to realize that though. Stop those shows with you. It's also why it's so important to reread your childhood storybooks with your current awareness before reading them to your kids. Some of them have themes you really don't want to pass down.
#33
While It Is True That Girls’ Brains Typically Develop A Little Faster Than Boys’ Brains, That Doesn’t Excuse A Lack Of Discipline For Boys
Barbara L Bristow 3 years ago
A chapter title in an old book-----"The week before a woman's period they act like men do all the time"
#34
I'm Sure Selfawarewolves Would Love This
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Im a guy and Ive been hit on by a guy. I was actually flattered and felt kinda bad for him when I told him I was about as straight as an arrow.
#35
Worst Theme Park Ever
Casey McAlister 3 years ago (edited)
Your wife deserves better than seeing you in an old baggy tee, with stubble and receding hairline every day.
#36
We Are Starting It Early, Guys!
#38
Preach
#39
Experiencing Both Sides Of The Gender Divide As A Professional
#40
Oh Well
#41
If You Need To End A War, You Call Wonder Woman
Valisbourne Spiritforge 3 years ago
It's weird the reaction a woman gets when she walks into a comic book store (alone that is). If you get a chance, check that out. If there are no ladies already in the shop it's almost like you spooked a herd of deer.
#42
Makeup
Zedrapazia 3 years ago
Or the opposite: "You'd look so much prettier if you'd wear makeup." Well, I feel absolutely comfortable without makeup, I hate the feeling of things on my face, and on top of that, I don't want to look pretty for a random stranger in the streets.
#43
#noragrets
#44
Some People Really Think That Pregnancy Is Easy, Huh
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
It's not pro-life, it's pro-birth. Pro-birthers generally give zero f***s about human life for roughly 80 years of life. They only care about 9 months of gestation.
#45
“You’re A Pretty Girl And Therefore Can’t Be Smart”
#46
The "Friend" With The Long Game
#47
I Can't Even Watch The Notebook Without Cringing Now
#48
Pressure
#49
Yes They Can Be
SirWriteALot 3 years ago
I think it's important to note that men are actually wired this way. My mom made a decent feminist out of me. Try to do half the work in the household, paternity leave for a total of 2 years (2 kids) ... I'd say I'm firmly in the feminist camp. Yet I still notice that first impressions are always base emotions such as "I'd hit that". I notice that it's just what my lizard brain tells me ... it's my conscious decision not to be a creep about it and behave normally. What I'm trying to say is that boys are not so much "taught" to be creeps, they're "not taught" how to behave properly, "not taught" that we're not cavemen anymore.
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marianne eliza 3 years ago (edited)
I like the idea of making all men stay off the streets after dark. What would you ladies do on a night out if no men were around? I would walk and enjoy the night air.
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
I'm feeling so much pity and shame for a nation that managed to make abortion a political issue, striped from any connection to reality, just to be able to control the wombs of women. Somehow the US managed to put themselves below the standards that the Taliban apply. I really doubt if the USA is the country of the free and home of the brave. They seem to be the country of snitches like the DDR was until 9 November 1989.
Lamb Taylor 3 years ago
I really appreciated this thread. As a straight man I was brought up by a woman and have worked in two professions mostly working with women and gay men. I have always respected and admired women throughout my life. I totally agree with the posts above as when I have been in the company of groups of men I am sometimes disgusted at how they need to impress their friends or colleagues with misogynistic stories or comments about women. Not all women are perfect but the choice of words and phrases that describe all women should be seriously considered in conversation. Men should man up and try to be better than the average macho male rather than trying to emulate them.
Emmy she/her 3 years ago
All of these have opened my eyes to this problem. Now I want to do anything I could help
NG 3 years ago
How come at prom all girls MUST wear dresses, while boys can wear whatever they frickin want? Was shopping with my Gma and she was telling me about how excited I should be for prom this year, asked me what dress I was thinking about. Told her I didn’t know, I felt like maybe wearing a romper. She told me that for as long as she knew of you had to wear a dress. I don’t know if that’s a thing, but even if it isn’t, how come we’re all presumed to wear dresses?
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
You aren’t. You can wear a tuxedo too. But the prom is supposed to be very formal clothing. A romper is casual street clothing, not suitable as formal wear. Women and girls do wear tuxedos to prom sometimes though.
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Meami 3 years ago
One of the little neighbor boys (age 8) was hitting my daughter and another neighbor girl with a big stick. The girls came into the house to get away from him. I called his mom and told her what was happening (the girls should not have to come in to get away from him). The mom said, "boys will be boys" and that was it. She refused to do anything about it. I went out with the girls and the kid ran away or I would have chewed his sorry ass out.
Luka Verheijen 3 years ago
As a trans woman, sexism is a tough subject, as I'm aiming to become "the victim gender" (female), and change from the "offender gender" (male): I'm afraid of becoming a victim of sexism myself, but right now, I'm in the body of the gender who does all these things to the other and I still have trouble seeing the problems... It feels like I'm either oblivious, but an asshole or understanding, but the victim... And yes, this is pretty stereotypical thinking, but tgat's what dysohoria does, you try to grab onto whatever stereotypically counts as a certain gender, because it's all you have... As a person technically in between genders, I'm trying to make my own rules due to this category being relatively new and not having that much stereotypes... but it feels like J'm getting the worst of both worlds
marie elle 3 years ago
I think it is a lot about how we in general treat our kids, boys n girls. As long as we dont take every life as worthy as our own, we are pretty much forked up. As long as we think, we can surpress anyone, we harden our lives.
Firefoxy3121 3 years ago
Almost all the downvoted comments are men. Tells you something if you look at it
XLucy1217 3 years ago
i agree with "not all men" but. women have to be weary of all men. it's not all men, but it's a lot of them. stay safe y'all.
Trisec 3 years ago
It's not just this - look up what you have to do in order to be approved for an adoption. (Home inspection, financial review, references, background checks, fingerprints, etc...) Having babies "in the normal manner" doesn't automatically make you a fit parent. EVERYBODY should go through those same background checks before reproducing.
Pearl 3 years ago
Robbie, why don't you go ahead and list the so called "pros" of sexism? I'll be here waiting.
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Q B F T 3 years ago
It seems like when men see these lists, a lot of them think "nah, it's not blatantly accepted - nonsense, it doesn't exist". Yet when women see them, many of them go "yes, this is what I've experienced". It seems it's hard for many men to accept that these things are a part of women's lives, perhaps understandable if they themselves haven't experienced it or don't (believe that they) do it themselves. But it's interesting that a fair few men are quite quick to completely deny the very existence (or explain away, or deny the prevalence/seriousness) of many issues women face day to day. This is gaslighting, no? To be clear, I don't know if you are a man or a woman yourself - and I'm generalising here hence the quantifiers "a lot of", "many" etc. before we go down the #notall...
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marianne eliza 3 years ago (edited)
I like the idea of making all men stay off the streets after dark. What would you ladies do on a night out if no men were around? I would walk and enjoy the night air.
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
I'm feeling so much pity and shame for a nation that managed to make abortion a political issue, striped from any connection to reality, just to be able to control the wombs of women. Somehow the US managed to put themselves below the standards that the Taliban apply. I really doubt if the USA is the country of the free and home of the brave. They seem to be the country of snitches like the DDR was until 9 November 1989.
Lamb Taylor 3 years ago
I really appreciated this thread. As a straight man I was brought up by a woman and have worked in two professions mostly working with women and gay men. I have always respected and admired women throughout my life. I totally agree with the posts above as when I have been in the company of groups of men I am sometimes disgusted at how they need to impress their friends or colleagues with misogynistic stories or comments about women. Not all women are perfect but the choice of words and phrases that describe all women should be seriously considered in conversation. Men should man up and try to be better than the average macho male rather than trying to emulate them.
Emmy she/her 3 years ago
All of these have opened my eyes to this problem. Now I want to do anything I could help
NG 3 years ago
How come at prom all girls MUST wear dresses, while boys can wear whatever they frickin want? Was shopping with my Gma and she was telling me about how excited I should be for prom this year, asked me what dress I was thinking about. Told her I didn’t know, I felt like maybe wearing a romper. She told me that for as long as she knew of you had to wear a dress. I don’t know if that’s a thing, but even if it isn’t, how come we’re all presumed to wear dresses?
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
You aren’t. You can wear a tuxedo too. But the prom is supposed to be very formal clothing. A romper is casual street clothing, not suitable as formal wear. Women and girls do wear tuxedos to prom sometimes though.
Load More Replies... Meami 3 years ago
One of the little neighbor boys (age 8) was hitting my daughter and another neighbor girl with a big stick. The girls came into the house to get away from him. I called his mom and told her what was happening (the girls should not have to come in to get away from him). The mom said, "boys will be boys" and that was it. She refused to do anything about it. I went out with the girls and the kid ran away or I would have chewed his sorry ass out.
Luka Verheijen 3 years ago
As a trans woman, sexism is a tough subject, as I'm aiming to become "the victim gender" (female), and change from the "offender gender" (male): I'm afraid of becoming a victim of sexism myself, but right now, I'm in the body of the gender who does all these things to the other and I still have trouble seeing the problems... It feels like I'm either oblivious, but an asshole or understanding, but the victim... And yes, this is pretty stereotypical thinking, but tgat's what dysohoria does, you try to grab onto whatever stereotypically counts as a certain gender, because it's all you have... As a person technically in between genders, I'm trying to make my own rules due to this category being relatively new and not having that much stereotypes... but it feels like J'm getting the worst of both worlds
marie elle 3 years ago
I think it is a lot about how we in general treat our kids, boys n girls. As long as we dont take every life as worthy as our own, we are pretty much forked up. As long as we think, we can surpress anyone, we harden our lives.
Firefoxy3121 3 years ago
Almost all the downvoted comments are men. Tells you something if you look at it
XLucy1217 3 years ago
i agree with "not all men" but. women have to be weary of all men. it's not all men, but it's a lot of them. stay safe y'all.
Trisec 3 years ago
It's not just this - look up what you have to do in order to be approved for an adoption. (Home inspection, financial review, references, background checks, fingerprints, etc...) Having babies "in the normal manner" doesn't automatically make you a fit parent. EVERYBODY should go through those same background checks before reproducing.
Pearl 3 years ago
Robbie, why don't you go ahead and list the so called "pros" of sexism? I'll be here waiting.
Load More Replies... Q B F T 3 years ago
It seems like when men see these lists, a lot of them think "nah, it's not blatantly accepted - nonsense, it doesn't exist". Yet when women see them, many of them go "yes, this is what I've experienced". It seems it's hard for many men to accept that these things are a part of women's lives, perhaps understandable if they themselves haven't experienced it or don't (believe that they) do it themselves. But it's interesting that a fair few men are quite quick to completely deny the very existence (or explain away, or deny the prevalence/seriousness) of many issues women face day to day. This is gaslighting, no? To be clear, I don't know if you are a man or a woman yourself - and I'm generalising here hence the quantifiers "a lot of", "many" etc. before we go down the #notall...
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