I like to think that we’ve made progress as a society in terms of equity for woman. Until the harsh reality of how little progress we’ve actually made in the last decade comes crashing in every time I get my period, have a medical issue, or talk to another woman about the two. There is nothing more infuriating than being a woman in a world made for men. A world where woman can’t be in pain without being dramatic. Where we’re expected to grit our teeth and bear it each month while our literal organ sheds itself. And the only solution we’re ever offered is birth control. Acne? Here’s the pill. Depression? How about an IUD?!Constant migraines? Try the patch!Uncontrollable rage about being a woman? Have you considered birth control???? Rather than putting any effort towards solving the issue, the solution is to throw some birth control at it and hope it sticks. Welcome to womanhood; here’s your birth control, smile, be nice, don’t complain, don’t get raped, or murdered… good luck.
