The 35 things women find most offensive
There are plenty of plus sides to being a woman, like the fact our bodies are magical unicorns that can grow new humans and then produce the milk to feed them. But, as we well know, there are also plenty of downsides, too.
The gender pay gap is still 18.1%, which is a hell of a lot of money to lose out on simply because you have a vagina. And, despite efforts to make progress, women are often still penalised in their career progression if they take time out to have children.
But it's not always the big things that can be frustrating; everyday interactions can be peppered with subtle (or not so subtle) misogyny, and it can get tiresome. So it's nice to have a vent every now and then, which is exactly what polling firm Ginger Research facilitated when they carried out a nationwide study of 2,000 millennial females to find out the daily annoyances that wind modern women up the most.
Prepare for your blood to boil...
Being sent explicit pictures, when you didn’t ask for them
The notion that women are bad drivers
Being asked if it’s your time of the month
Not being paid as much as male colleagues
Being approached by someone in a bar just because you are alone
Being chatted up on LinkedIn direct message
Being told to cheer up as "it might never happen"
Being told to calm down
When someone talks to your breasts rather than your face
Airbrushed images of women
Being wolf-whistled at
Being told your biological clock is ticking
Being asked if you plan to get pregnant
Tradesmen insisting on talking to your partner rather than you
Being asked why you do not have children yet
Having your right to choose debated by male politicians
Being mansplained to
Being called "love"
Being ghosted by someone you have been dating
People assuming you’re not the main breadwinner
Being bought household appliances for your birthday
Being asked if your breasts are real
The view that you should not have long hair over 50
Being told you have childbearing hips
Being described as a housewife
Being told you look good for your age
Being left with the wives of your partner’s friends at dinner
Waiters assuming the healthy meal or salad is for you
Anti-aging adverts
When the barperson assumes you want a half pint, not a pint
The waiter assuming your male companion is picking up the bill
Being chatted up in the gym mid-workout
The assumption that you’ll change your name after getting married
The assumption that you look after the family calendar
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