womespeakout I am glad to hear that! At the end of the day, what we do is impacted by what our bodies are. My female body means that I lose several days every month to severe PMS, where my mood and my work suffers considerably. Over my life, it will add up to about 9 years. It doesn’t matter how I identify- I can’t change that. That doesn’t mean that I define myself by my biology, but I live in a world where the default is a male body who does not have monthly PMS that affects their ability to work. That means that my being female puts me at a disadvantage. Same as the default white, abled, heterosexual impacts on those who are poc, LGB or have a disability. Not sure why it’s so hard to fathom for these idiots, especially since it’s only a century since women were given any voting rights. Would be a bit odd if a massive historical problem suddenly vanished wouldn’t it?
Yes, exactly.
I have severe endometriosis, every month I have a certain amount of days where I cannot leave the house, literally, I can't go out as I'm in too much pain and my flow is far too heavy. Like you say, those days will add up.
I can't believe I ever felt differently, now I know I had been brainwashed/gaslit into believing what I was told and repeating the basic quotes. With only a small amount of critical thinking I saw it for all the stupidity it is.
Listening to the author made me realise how different we are and saying your something doesn't make it true, and doesn't mean you suffer in the way every other woman has suffered from the bias that the world has towards men being the dominant sex.