Have you ever gotten asked highly personal questions as a woman that you suspect men would never be asked? While sometimes these questions can be annoying, other times they are downright rude or even creepy.
I’ve been asked if I live alone by the cable guy and furniture deliverer. Driving a few miles upstate to visit a friend, the gas station clerk asked if I was driving alone.
This question is often used to dismiss a woman’s emotions or opinions as simply resulting from her menstrual cycle. “My period isn’t an excuse for me having a legitimate issue with something. It’s just plain dismissive and it’s disrespectful,”
This question is often asked to women, but not men, and can hurt and damage a woman’s self-esteem. “I don’t understand why some people think it’s okay to comment on someone’s body like that,”
This question implies that being single is wrong and that a woman should be in a relationship. “I’m single because I choose to be. I’m happy with my life as it is, and I don’t need a relationship to feel fulfilled,”
I don’t understand why my salary is anyone else’s business,” remarked one woman. Often women are asked their salary in a professional setting and unfairly compared to their male counterparts.