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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Clearly we have come a very long way although still some parts of the world have not and are a reminder of what life would have been like for a woman years ago.

But it's almost like some peoples attitudes are, well you can vote and drive now so shut up. Women face sexism and are treated like we are less than men every bloody day, alot of men do this, probably without even realising most of the time, going to buy a car and the salesman speaks to your husband rather than you eventhough you're the one buying the car, always being asked to make the coffee over male co-workers, as a teenager being warned against having boyfriends when boys your age are encouraged and lauded for the same thing, the list goes on. It's so ingrained in peoples heads they don't even realise they're doing it most of the time and these examples seem small and stupid but they all add up and over time are so ****ing belittling and infuriating. Maybe you've never done any of those things which is great but that doesn't mean they don't happen everyday.

Very true - it has been and still is a substantial part of all women’s lives. There are the smaller ways as you mention in your post and the larger ways such as sexual assault and murder.

I found it interesting that in an article posted on here recently it stated that there had been 23 murders of self-identified transwomen/men as opposed to 1600 women by men in the same time period. That says a lot.