Women Respond To: "Tell Me You’re A Woman Without Telling Me You’re A Woman" With Sad Answers

Gender equality is a hot-button issue in 2020 that many workplaces, television programs, and movie networks have been trying to address. In reality, however, being a woman can be tough. As noted by Dr. Angela Duckworth, a renowned psychologist, "The challenges women face are often compounded by societal expectations and biases that can hinder their progress." It's not enough that the gender pay gap still very much exists; there's also the fact that over 90% of sexual assaults in the USA, Australia, Canada, the U.K., and many other nations are committed by men against women. This unfortunate reality serves as a catalyst for many behavioral changes that women adopt to feel safe or at least try to get home safely. In a now-viral thread, Dr. Michele Gelfand, a cultural psychologist, emphasizes that "the lived experiences of women often reflect the broader societal norms that dictate their safety and autonomy." She wanted to illustrate this to the world by asking women to, "tell me you're a woman, without telling me you’re a woman." Essentially, she encouraged women to describe something that would automatically make the reader realize they're female. The answers are quite upsetting, but similarly, if you're a woman, you'll likely relate to every single one. Check them out below:

Way easier to respect an invisible man than a woman standing in front of you, I guess?

yadudewhatever

UGH.

GayatriiM

I DON'T THINK SO!

Phoebe_Greggor

... BUT WHY?

TapiocaChip

And the first person my kid asks for a snack, even if someone else is closer.

bhumikagem

Amen to this!

Shayoneespeaks

This is infuriating.

dillidikudii

BOOM

Aparna

'Gender roles'

DimpledJalebi

Ridiculous - but this happened to me, too.

VeduVada

!!!!!!

soundarya_b

This sucks.

howbza

Keep lifting, girl!

ScrollsNInk

Would they ask a man this?

vanish_forever

Also infuriating.

ArghWii

Purple is purple, isn't it?

KaurHarkirtan

!!!

startafresh4

The key grip

BansariKamdar

This sucks

bhumikatyagi5

It's not like you could possibly watch the news!

badassbrownmom

Hate that

womensweb

Yep. It's always momma.

rohini_mohan

THIS!

lizsesh

STOP DOING IT! MAKE THEM MOVE OR RUN INTO YOU!

waywardandwise

These right here...

MalaSivaprasad

Don't!

geekafterglow

Yep.

lavanyad

You're killing it

nonstopbakbak

Mom guilt is real.

gunalan_monika

Hate this.

Sai_ki_bitiya