These Are 25 Of The Most Irritating Double Standards

21.

The way women can still be treated differently. When my husband and I withdrew our 401k money to buy a house, I was asked to have him sign and notarize documents showing that he agreed. He didn’t have to do the same about me. Just last week we called a company to get new windows for the house and left a message to call back. Didn’t know they called and my husband got an appointment, I called again to request one and was asked to have my husband present since he needed to sign on any work. Yes, he’s a co-owner but he wasn’t told the same about me.

22.

Guys can go topless in the summer in public, but even where it’s legal, women can’t due to social stigma. This extends to breastfeeding.

23.

People, strangers, can come up and say how skinny I am right to my face. If I said how fat someone was, I’d be a bitch.

24.

You can decide to have sex, get pregnant, and have a baby at 16. People may judge but in the end it’s ok. But if that same 16 year old says she never wants kids, she’s told she’s too young to make that decision.

25.

Women can wear dresses and open toe shoes to the office on hot summer days. Men still have to wear long pants, shirts and dress shoes.

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.