30 “Female Experiences” That Seen As “Normal” By Society

21. The expectation that women should wear makeup to be seen as professionals.
Aging isn’t allowed. It is the norm for men to grow older and look it but women are constantly pressured to look young.

wewereonabreakkkk,Ekaterina Bolovtsova

22. Being firm often leads to a woman being branded as demanding.

micumpleanoseshoy,Tima Miroshnichenko

23. Women having to come up with safe and clever ways to reject a man’s advances instead of being able to give a simple no and have it being respected.

makeshiftmarty,Andrea Piacquadio

24. Catcalling, it’s gross and degrading.

Electrical-Nothing25,Keira Burton

25. “You were probably asking for it.”

numerumnovemamo,mentatdgt

26. Being with giant manbabies who do not know how to act like adults.
Ladies it is not normal to be with someone who argues with you, never cleans up after himself and expects you to do all of the housework.

Csherman92,Diva Plavalaguna

27. Not being able to walk down the street at night with headphones on without carrying your keys as a weapon.

An-Aussie-Abroad,Andrea Piacquadio

28. The amount of money we have to pay for menstrual products. I remember being a poor university student having to use rolled up toilet paper because I couldn’t afford pads or tampons, and menstrual cups were not a thing back then. $12 for a box of tampons doesn’t seem like much, until you’re living off KD, ramen, and rice, then it becomes a luxury.

livercookies,Polina Zimmerman

29. The fact that women die of reproductive cancers more often than men because our pain and symptoms aren’t taken seriously. So many health women lose their lives because their pain and suffering is considered normal, are told that what they’re experiencing isn’t bad because women are meant to experience pain and dysfunction.

negative experiences women deal withTheThoughtfulLemon,Sharon McCutcheon

30. Telling me to smile when I don’t f**king want to. But when I was younger I did out of discomfort.

negative experiences women deal withanonymous,Andrea Piacquadio