50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand

Even though we can, at almost any time, Google everything in the world, there is still no way to surpass lived experiences. So, for example, if you are a man, you have no idea what it’s like to live as a woman. Fortunately, one can always ask someone about their life to learn a bit more.
Someone made a post, asking “Women: What is a struggle that women have that men will never fully understand?” and netizens shared their thoughts. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the posts that you relate to or that taught you something new and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Living in a country where politicians force women to give birth and never even mentioned the responsibility of the father.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Periods. Hormones. Unsafe at night (sometimes day time too). Unsafe to travel alone in some countries. Unsafe to meet strangers on dating apps. Expected to clean and cook for 2 or more people every day. Being told by doctors it's normal to be in pain. Medical standard doses calculated for men and not women. Opinions and feelings often ignored in family talks or at work. Seatbelts calculated to bring optimal safety to men's bodies but not to women's. And a few more things.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand That a man’s uninformed opinion is always taken more seriously than a woman’s lived experience

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand The unspeakable fatigue of being a women. The hormones, the vigilance, the fear, the need to do things to be seen, heard, paid, acknowledged on that same platforms as men. The expectation to nurture, pander, care, remember, remind and source for everyone else. I’m. Just. So. Tired.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand The feeling of knowing exactly how to solve a problem but knowing that the man in front of you doesn't accept answers from women.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Exercising with a big chest absolutely sucks. No sports bra really works once you’re over a DDD. Imagine jogging with a two one-liter bottles of Coke strapped to your ribcage. My husband went for a run shirtless today, and I can’t even begin to imagine how effing amazing that must feel.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Not a struggle but gripe.Men are SHALLOW. Many guys look for sexual accommodation without a psychological connection. Guys have demonstrated the inability to mentally satisfy me so I CANNOT ACCOMMODATE sexual desires. Sex would bore ME without a connection that is "meaningful to ME." I do not care that you like what you see. Looks mean nothing to me nor does the size of your ego when I'm mentally turned off. It's not hard to understand but when you're shallow, it is..

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Fear. The fear that passing a man while alone on a dark street could lead to a sexual assault and/or death. Not to mention the fear when it’s a group of men.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand We live in a world that hates women.

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#10

50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Life really.
Growing up with choices limited, being groomed constantly, put down, leered at, groped, puberty, periods, period pain, pms, gynae problems, medical dismissal, chronic illness, gaslighting, mansplaining, sexual abuse, sexual assault, ‘the biological clock’, body shaming, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, childbirth, childbirth complications, post-natal depression, breast-feeding, doing it all again 2 years later, miscarriages, autoimmune illness, career damage, inequality..

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#11

Perimenopause.

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That women have to "fight for rights" to be human

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The way we are expected to do everything to placate men. Be pretty, but not so pretty you look unapproachable. Wear make up, but not so it looks like you're wearing make up. Don't earn more than men because that's emasculating, but don't ask men for money because that's gold digging. Be smart, but not smarter than men. If you don't go to the gym you're lazy, but if you do you're just attention seeking. It goes on...

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand You must be beautiful. But not so beautiful you look like you are trying to get attention.

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#15

Lack of pockets.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Autonomy of our own bodies

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Being in a relationship and doing the bulk of the physical work and ALL the mental work. Getting groceries when they're almost out, getting everyone to appointments, practices, recitals on time. Shopping for clothes or shoes when the kids need something. Men weaponizing their incompetence so they can get out a particular task.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Being fearful to reject a flirty advance out of safety concerns.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Not being able to fight a guy off

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#20

50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand The full body changes our bodies go through when creating a tiny person.
The horrendous pain things like PCOS and Endometriosis put us through, the second being so serious of a disease that we can d!e
The fact that the female body has not been closely studied in the medical field even though professionals are fully aware that we are not just small men.

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#21

The struggles with feminine health and fibroids..If men only knew the hell fibroids can wreak on our bodies, and how delicate the female reproductive system is, I'd like to think they'd be a little more understanding

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#22

We can't say no without giving a "reasonable" answer. No is a full sentence. Also, "I don't want to". Same. Don't need reasoning. We don't need to explain ourselves so man feel good about themselves. For example, I won't say, sorry, I don't want to be with you because you're so great and something is wrong with me. I'll say, I don't want to. That's it.

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#23

Thinking about going for a countryside walk alone to get more exercise but deciding not to because I am worried that a lot of the walk is out of public view and what if someone attacks me?

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#24

I mean, America Ferreras entire monologue in the Barbie movie.

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#25

The salary difference. Women can be in the same position and still earn less.

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#26

Bodyshaming, fatshaming, lookism. I do not know any man who is as self - conscious about the way his body looks as the "most attractive" woman. One more thing... The constant fear of getting pregnant unintendedly even if you use birth control.

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#27

Constant fear of violence & abuse. We have to be HYPERVIGILANT about who we allow in our lives. Bc even ppl who pretend to be good can actually be abusive.

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#28

Having to prove your competence at work, sometimes for months or even years before people begin to take you seriously.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Buying clothes that are for your body type.

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#30

A constant fear of being attacked…not being able to walk alone at night…being concerned going to a car in a parking garage, getting out drinks drugged at a bar…and on and onand on. Nevet really being safe, simply for being a woman.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Feeling guilty your entire adult life for going out of the house not wearing a bra.

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#32

Doctors ignoring pain, the weight obsession and how many mammograms resulting in callbacks for further tests.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Men acting like they have any idea what it’s like to be a woman with a 28 day (sometimes longer) hormone cycle! There’s literally 4 phases where each phase, our dang hormones fluctuate & sometimes we literally feel like we are losing our minds. They think we are just being dramatic. It’s not just the cramps, bro. It’s 28 days of it all. Men have a 24 hr cycle, THATS IT. It would be lovely if men would do some research on how the woman’s body works.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand That we are viewed as objects in a mostly man ruled world. As well as the fact that our image has everything to do with the way we are viewed as existing creatures, instead of just humans.

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#35

50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Fronting up to work having just had a miscarriage

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Being able to be ambitious, have a demanding career and children. Somehow that’s expected from men, but women are bad mothers when they want the same.

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#37

Finding job when u are 20-35yo. If u don't have kids they assume that u will start a family soon. And they don't want to pay for your maternity leave. Even if u tell them u don't want kids...If u have small kids then they think u will be at home all the time because kids are ill very often. In both scenarios u are not hired. They rather choose man

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Being surrounded by men is a constant threat.

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#39

Sneezing on day 2 of your period.

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#40

that you do not get the same opportunities and exposure as men but also have to be SIGNIFICANTLY better than them to be acknowledged. make it make sense.

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#41

The patriarchy.

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#42

Listening to your husband tell you how silly you are for taking safety precautions instead of locking the door when he leaves.

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#43

For people who are in the situation where it's remotely possible to unintentionally get pregnant, the worry that you might have gotten pregnant.
And sometimes when you're absolutely sure you're not pregnant, you'll decline an alcoholic drink or mention your period is running late, and someone will accuse you of being pregnant.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Living in a women’s body in this world.

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#45

The fact that because we are attractive to men, they think they can get us to do/say/be anything for them. And they will treat us well until they get what they want, and then it’s like we never existed.

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#46

Cramps

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Loss of sexual desire.

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50 Struggles Women Have That Men Will Probably Never Understand Being attracted to your number one predator, then being shamed for being weary of them.

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#49

How they are the biggest threat we face all day everyday

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pregnancy & periods.

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ExRoot 4 months ago

As a woman I have had this conversation many many times. Now as a black woman I want you to take all of the above and now add in the let's call it ever so slight nuance of being a black woman. Take all of what we agreed upon above and add being black In this country add another level.

28points

Tamra 4 months ago

You are absolutely right. As far as discrimination, inequality, and medical treatment, among other things, black women absolutely have it the hardest.

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Maartje 4 months ago

Yes, you are right. Being a black woman takes not being taken seriously to a whole new level. This comes at a high cost, wage and health wise especially. Health disparities for black women are shocking.

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HighNMightyBigshotBossOfWorld 4 months ago

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Shmee 4 months ago

My friend was telling me that once she was at a public pool and an older man called her "sweetheart" while 100% was staring at her breasts. She is a minor btw, so it just really makes me want to carbonate this guy's bloodstream.

27points

"Disembodied voice" 4 months ago

I can't imagine calling an adult that isn't a significant other "Sweetheart". That's gross

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Me Oh My (He/They) 4 months ago

I was eleven or twelve (granted, rather tall and developed for eleven or twelve, but still clearly y'know, a young kid) and I was eating a popsicle in a Dollar Tree when an older male employee commented on how much I was "enjoying it." This man was old enough to be my father, and I still can't feel comfortable eating anything even remotely phallic in public because of it.

9points

Kate Jones 4 months ago

I wish more men were treated the way they treat us...by gay men. Sometimes you'll talk to a guy and he'll say 'I'd be fine if women hit on me.' And it's like...yeah because you want that attention from women. Start getting that attention from someone you don't want it from and you'll feel a different way. Some really effeminate gay guy telling you to smile everyday and getting in trouble at work if you don't. Being touched 'accidentally' at a bar. Being hit on and he doesn't take no as an answer. Having him hang around your job staring at you. Or seeing him whistling at your 13-year-old son as he drives by. You might think your progressive enough to not get annoyed by it but after the 1000th time, you're gonna be livid. And btw, gay men have been *killed* in this country for hitting on straight guys. Imagine if women responded that way. And this is what women go through all the time. And you wonder why we get tired of everything being focused on sex.

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Dainty72 4 months ago

One thing I have as a woman and I see this on a daily basis is women (not all) don't champion other women! We all know the struggles of being in a male dominated world but WE can be so nasty/b****y and jealous! We should celebrate confidence, good brains, beauty, success etc because not all men do, so WE should celebrate each other as this is an AH world that we have to fight to be noticed, but we can be awful at times! Celebrate all the differences we have because we need to understand that no matter what/how a woman is, there's a place for her! If we don't, no-one will!!!!

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Freya the Wanderer 4 months ago

We women need to stand together and never mind our varying skin colors, ethnic backgrounds, etc. Remember the great song by the late Helen Reddy. We need to unite and fight for our rights. Look what happened when the Suffragettes banded together and raised hell.

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FaceTime Audio 4 months ago

How early the predatory behavior of men starts. I was ten the first time I got groped. I remember having conversations walking down the street as a middle schooler with my friends about how it's good there are three of us because we'd be less of a target, and I remember being terrified walking alone. Men getting snippy when you don't respond to them while walking alone- I do not have to be polite to you nor do I have to respond, you are a stranger and I owe you nothing, please just let me go home. Harassment being brushed aside as "boys being boys" or something everyone goes through. When I was in 8th grade at summer camp, there was this boy, the son of an important politician in the state of Colorado, who was well known for perving on us girls. He'd grab girls in hugs and moan at them or call them "mommy". He groped me in the swimming pool. Camp staff received complaints, including from me after the pool incident. They gave a lecture on appropriate swimwear 1/

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FaceTime Audio 4 months ago

and asked him not to return (but didn't expel him). We get leered at from a young age by men much older than us who know we're underage. We end up joking about these experiences because otherwise you'd cry (I joke about the WW2 veteran who catcalled me after my high school marching band walked in a Memorial Day parade, and I wasn't scared because I can run faster than a 98yo man, but while I'm joking it's upsetting that we have to live with catcalling). Also how expensive it is to be female. The brand of tampons I use is $11 per box, and it's not like they're fancy. Bras are $30 for a cheap one, and they're just a bit of fabric and a wire. Women's razors are more expensive than men's. Not to mention the expensive goods like makeup that we're expected to wear or else it's ugly and unprofessional, because we women are supposed to always be proper and pretty for men to enjoy looking at. How we must care for others' feelings more than our own, always be accommodating and polite, and 2/

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never be bossy or tell men what to do, even if we're the experts on this topic. If you're a stranger trying to strike up a conversation while I'm walking home at sunset, I owe you nothing, but if I don't respond you'll get snitty with me. How we're always looking around for the safest person to go to in a dangerous situation. We learn the hierarchy young, I remember my mom drilling it into me as a toddler and preschooler: woman with children first, then woman alone or older woman, then man with children, then young man or teenager, then old man who you could outrun, and then other man as a last resort. Pretend like you're their bestie and hope they catch on. Two people are harder to hurt than one. Don't wear earbuds at night, don't look at your phone, stay alert. Bring pepper spray for public transport. Don't dress in a way that might attract attention (even though it doesn't matter what you're wearing, a predator doesn't care if you're modest). Maybe you'll be safe if you blend in. 3/

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Kai 4 months ago

#51 - saying your a feminist being taken completely out of context. I believe that we should be treated as equals. That's it. I'm not out there to shame every man in the world, nor do I hate anyone based on their gender. I'm not about to burn my bra in your face and start scream ranting at you, I just want you to treat me as an equal and will stand up for myself when that's not the case.

6points

Susy Hammond 4 months ago

Most interesting to me was "If there was an evening curfew, where men could not be on the streets from 6:00 PM to 8:00 AM, what would you do?" And the response was "I'd walk around at night."

6points

Bec 4 months ago

I'm a runner and I like to run or walk to clear my head. Nothing irks me more than getting catcalled. It isn't a compliment, at worst it might be a threat.

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NoName 4 months ago

At one of my more invested jobs, I swear the three male managers bullied me to quit so they wouldn't have to listen to me trying to keep things professional while they acted like jocks and treated me and the rest of the staff like we were several level below them on a human scale. I finally quit when a security guard showed me his erection through this pants and phallushead boss, trainer, AND ops manager took his side. I found it interesting that I was the only white woman, and they were all black men. Racism goes both ways, and it was OBVIOUS they didn't like me.

5points

NoName 4 months ago

You would have thought I worked at a bar the way some of the staff and most of the management behaved. Nope, we were all in corporate, and it was a massive corporation that we all know and use their products.

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Kate Jones 4 months ago

I think just understanding that sex isn't a mathematical equation. An equation with rules that you make up yourself and decide what = sex for you. 'I was nice and bought dinner, we've been on 3 dates, I'm a good guy, you flirted with me. Therefore, you owe me sex. If you don't give it to me, you're a b!tch.' I'm so tired of some guys' obsessive focus on sex. I love sex, too, but I don't know many women that make men feel as bad as some men make women feel because they just don't think of it the way they do. And we aren't keeping it from you as some sort of punishment and we aren't waiting for you to figure out what you can do to make me want to have sex. It isn't like you need to figure out the password.

4points

anne chan 4 months ago

Ageism and shaming. When a woman is getting older naturally, she got shamed. But if a woman use plastic surgery/botox to look younger, she gets shamed too. Because just dare to get older. And women are more shamed when not having or wanting kids than men do

4points

TheWeirdOne 4 months ago (edited)

Not wanting to have kids. Everybody - actually including women - will automatically dismiss your wants as "that´ll change when you have a kid" and similar remarks, almost always accompanied with the statement that "I don´t know what I´m talking about" and/or "what I am losing on". I am not losing on anything. I DO NOT WANT KIDS. Funny how when a man says that, everyone is OK with it and it´s completely normal. When a woman says it, everybody loses their sh*t on her as if they would want to burn her at a stake. Sheesh.

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Tamra 4 months ago

I see this changing, but VERY slowly, and only a tiny bit. There's a LONG way to go on this front, I'm afraid, but I'm hopeful that we'll get to a place where it isn't just assumed that every woman wants to be a mother, and that women will just be left alone about it. I might be too optimistic, though.

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Ronald Robin 4 months ago

Quite a lot of these were the same.

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Emma S 4 months ago

It's almost like most women are experiencing the same issues. 🤔

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Joy 4 months ago

I'm a woman working in a male dominated field. I've been working here for years and I've had co-workers who have been here for literal months try to tell me how to do my job. I even had an asshat of a co-worker spy on me through the security cameras then call me and tried to order me to do something. Apparently I "shouldn't get so worked up about it" though and that I should "just ignore them". Yeah. After being spied on? Sure man.

2points

Lisa Laberge 4 months ago

The other guest: look after your drink better, don't just trust men not to attack you. Kelly: so you want women to be weak and helpless ? You don't want women to be able to fight back ? You like victims, you're a predator

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Kayleigh haigh 4 months ago

What i havent seen mentioned her is not just women but young girls that are to become women and some way too early too by forced marriage, not allowing them to school, having to cover up even in hot weather, and then making the women believe this is normal as their society and the men have always done it this way and refuse to change

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NoName 4 months ago

Get a load of the mansplaining 😂😂😂

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Justbecause 4 months ago

I work in a female dominated industry and when talking to men they comment that it must be an easy job if mostly women do it. No, no its not an easy job its requires you to know a lot, know a lot of nuances and exceptions to the rules, you have to be able to manage people in stressful situations and you have to have good fine motor skills. Honestly if one more bloke says my job is easy because women do it i will throw a phone book at him.

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Bilja M 4 months ago

I just don't like how women are considered non-sexual and not desirable at all once they reach certain age. Even if they are smart, successful, really good looking and stylish, society treats them as garbage, someone who can not possibly be desired by anyone.

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tjh1855 4 months ago

Of the last 6 bosses I had, 5 were women. The only one I had a problem with was the man. We had communication issues and I ended up having to take communication seminars out of state (I hate travel and for some reason the company liked to spend money that way). Turned out he had a brain tumor and ended up dying. Sadly, I missed his funeral.

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Walter Petrie 2 months ago

When it comes to WOMEN, men are at least 90% undereducated, miseducated, or 100% totally non-educated. There are no programs on this planet that teaches, deliberately, 90% of the concerns of women indicated in this article. The patriarchy of the planet is devoid of any real sense of the true human make-up, in the many juxtapositions of the male in relationship to/with the female, of the species. Men are BASICALLY IGNORANT, WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN, even when it comes... "doing what comes nat'cherlly."

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Leesa DeAndrea 4 months ago

I hate that even little girls are viewed as sex objects by too many men. It's so gross and disgusting.

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Aimée Drouin 4 months ago

So glad to see this post was written by a man! Not surprised it is Justin Sandberg; he’s my favorite BP writer. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Well done! As a trans man, these were painfully relatable experiences that I have the privilege of not having to deal with anymore, which is horrifically unfair. I stand with you, ladies! ✊🏼

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Becca not Becky 4 months ago

Didn't this used to be 65 struggles? What's with BP suddenly cutting/re-editing their content?

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Marja Berisa 4 months ago

I've never suffered from these....suppose I'm just lucky.

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Kristal 4 months ago

Okay, physically I am female and I identify as a woman but mentally, how I navigate life, is so much more male. I joke that I'll probably die from something cause I forget I'm female. I'm thinking it's because I'm fat, do not care about what others think, and do not have a period (birth control). This means that I really don't get harassed by males on a regular basis, I'm not pretty enough for someone to be mad at me if I reject them (if they even ask in the first place), and don't have to deal with the agonizing menstrual cycle. I have experienced the doctor not taking me seriously but I felt that was more due to my mental health diagnosis. Of course, anyone wearing women's garments are a victim of crazy sizing and no pockets. I just, I think I'm just shocked to how much I can't relate to the majority of this article. However, I know it all exists and will stand with other women.

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Ionescu Popa 4 months ago (edited)

there are more layers here: some men make the privileged top, but others make the voiceless, rightless bottom. the women float in the middle, but those included in the system are as bad as the system itself. and yes, on earth they are the strong gender, the men that happen to be tougher than them are pure maniacs, not a normal reference.

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Ouss Ben Aziza 4 months ago

It is shameful that many medical issues are dismissed for woman or doctors being incompetent because of outdated practices and plain ignorance... Also all the creepy s**t woman have to deal with... I will give my perspective as a somewhat typical man. I dont understand how but some men slip through the cracks. they either never make a decent group of friends or they made some incel group. Mine was a colorful group we kept eachother adjusted... There was a legit threat of violence if any of us did something creepy. We all in one form or another had healthy relationships with women from all walks of life... Friends, Gfs, Family, teachers coworkers, and people we employ like doctors etc... So again i don't understand how some men can act in such a threatening way? Anyone who crosses the line to violence of SA is an unsalvegable animal that needs to be put down.Anyone else needs some serious help they could be a sociopath that was never treated nicely.They get a chance at redemption.

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Zedrapazia 4 months ago

Some of these are good and relatable, some are fear mongering, and the last one is just strange. Mixed article, but mostly fine

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Rizzo 4 months ago

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Ouss Ben Aziza 4 months ago (edited)

That is plain unhinged my man. Cant blame one generation for another generation's mistakes. I am not my father. My mom is not my sister. Completely and utterly insane what you are saying.

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Joe M 4 months ago

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Min 4 months ago

Have you considered that no woman who knows you well would bother mentioning any of this to you because of your attitude towards women blah blah blah?

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Manana Man 4 months ago

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Min 4 months ago

The danger you face in the world as a man is simply not the same as the danger a woman faces.

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CanadianDimes 4 months ago (edited)

Sounds like you’re the one with a “weakness in mental setup”. You don’t understand neurobiology, misogyny, or systemic sexism and, given how incomprehensible your writing is, I doubt you even understand those as words, let alone complex systems or concepts.

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Margaret Shannon 4 months ago

This. Our real struggles being ignored or dismissed as being our own fault.

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Say What 4 months ago

You are an extremely delusional man with a complete lack of awareness.

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Tamra 4 months ago

Spoken like a misogynistic fool who can't see past the end of his own nose to acknowledge a reality beyond his own.

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ExRoot 4 months ago

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Tamra 4 months ago

You are absolutely right. As far as discrimination, inequality, and medical treatment, among other things, black women absolutely have it the hardest.

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Shmee 4 months ago

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"Disembodied voice" 4 months ago

I can't imagine calling an adult that isn't a significant other "Sweetheart". That's gross

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Me Oh My (He/They) 4 months ago

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Susy Hammond 4 months ago

Most interesting to me was "If there was an evening curfew, where men could not be on the streets from 6:00 PM to 8:00 AM, what would you do?" And the response was "I'd walk around at night."

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Bec 4 months ago

I'm a runner and I like to run or walk to clear my head. Nothing irks me more than getting catcalled. It isn't a compliment, at worst it might be a threat.

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Ronald Robin 4 months ago

Quite a lot of these were the same.

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Emma S 4 months ago

It's almost like most women are experiencing the same issues. 🤔

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Joy 4 months ago

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NoName 4 months ago

Get a load of the mansplaining 😂😂😂

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Leesa DeAndrea 4 months ago

I hate that even little girls are viewed as sex objects by too many men. It's so gross and disgusting.

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Aimée Drouin 4 months ago

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Becca not Becky 4 months ago

Didn't this used to be 65 struggles? What's with BP suddenly cutting/re-editing their content?

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Marja Berisa 4 months ago

I've never suffered from these....suppose I'm just lucky.

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Kristal 4 months ago

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Ouss Ben Aziza 4 months ago

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Zedrapazia 4 months ago

Some of these are good and relatable, some are fear mongering, and the last one is just strange. Mixed article, but mostly fine

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Rizzo 4 months ago

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Ouss Ben Aziza 4 months ago (edited)

That is plain unhinged my man. Cant blame one generation for another generation's mistakes. I am not my father. My mom is not my sister. Completely and utterly insane what you are saying.

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Joe M 4 months ago

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Min 4 months ago

Have you considered that no woman who knows you well would bother mentioning any of this to you because of your attitude towards women blah blah blah?

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Manana Man 4 months ago

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Min 4 months ago

The danger you face in the world as a man is simply not the same as the danger a woman faces.

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CanadianDimes 4 months ago (edited)

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Margaret Shannon 4 months ago

This. Our real struggles being ignored or dismissed as being our own fault.

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Say What 4 months ago

You are an extremely delusional man with a complete lack of awareness.

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Tamra 4 months ago

Spoken like a misogynistic fool who can't see past the end of his own nose to acknowledge a reality beyond his own.

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