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woman speaking looking left hand up fingers together (l) Health Insurance paperwork scattered (c) woman speaking hand on chin caption 'Part 2 with how you handled this' 'then... she wouldn't give me any more into & I hung up changed insurance... again' (r)

‘How about you transfer me over to someone else who isn’t sexist’: Woman says insurance company refused to speak to her without talking to her husband first—even though she’s the primary insured

'They must have literally just seen a man’s name and were like, ‘he must be the primary,’ and put him first.'

On Jun 26, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Slack chat om laptop screen caption 'u have any free time (smiling emoji) (l) woman standing arms out caption 'POV: you are a girl in her 20's working her first corporate job, and you don't want to come off as rude.' (c) Slack chat on laptop screen caption 'ana on Saturday (thumbs up emoji reply above) or need me to ... come both days... time you have (laughing crying emoji)' (l)

‘POV you are a girl in her 20s working her first corporate job, and you don’t want to come off as rude’: Intern uses emoji to soften Slack messages, sparking debate

‘So accurate.’

On Jun 21, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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‘I guess I’ll just have to do this next time’: Woman calls attention to ‘weaponized incompetence’ by men in the workplace

'Can we talk about the fact that weaponized incompetence also factors into the workplace?'

On Jun 19, 2022 by Jack Alban

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‘Got the death sentence today’: Woman says her gynecologist wouldn’t allow her to get sterilized, suggested IUD instead

'It’s not in my five year plan, it’s not in my ten year plan, my fifty year plan.'

On Jun 18, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘So dehumanizing’: Attorney warns women in law they’ll face misogyny in court

'...is being an attorney worth it?'

On Jun 14, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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‘Never be nice to them if you don’t feel comfy’: Woman claims her Uber driver texted her repeatedly following her ride, then showed up at her apartment

'He didn’t give me any red flags because he was giving me, like, grandpa vibes.'

On Jun 11, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘If you ever have that feeling that there’s a creeper staring at you’: Woman shares iPhone hack to expose gym creeps

'Enjoy some bonus footage of the gym creeper I caught by using this method.'

On Jun 6, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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‘I was at risk of going into sepsis’: Woman says doctor dismissed her pain, claiming she had a UTI—but she had kidney stones

'There's many issues with the healthcare system in this country, but especially when it comes to dismissing women's pain.'

On Jun 4, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Club background with caption 'Reminder that if you go to the club for free with that nice promoter in your ig dms, you aren't enjoying the club for free. You are the product, and being enjoyed by the men who pay thousands to attend' (l) Woman on phone at bar men staring in distance (r)

‘You are the product’: Viral TikTok claims women who go out to clubs with promoters for free are selling themselves, sparking debate

'That’s only if you make yourself accessible.'

On Jun 4, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Always trust your instincts!’: TikToker says she was almost kidnapped by her Lyft driver

'Listen to that feeling. It saved my life.'

On May 10, 2022 by Jack Alban

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‘Men need to learn how to take no for an answer’: Man kicks woman’s belongings after she rejects him

'You're going to kick my f*cking shit just because I said no?'

On May 3, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘This is so manipulative give me more secrets’: TikToker says this is ‘how to get promoted’ as a woman

'MORE WHITE MAN SECRETS! Now!!'

On Apr 23, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Just girly things’: Woman shows her 6-step process to keep safe when maintenance workers come to her house, sparking debate

'A shame that we have to prepare like this.'

On Apr 20, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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young men with caption 'imagine we go on a cute picnic date and I pull out a knife to cut some fruit but instead I cut ur throat and you just f*cking die lol' (l) 'imagine we we're watching a movie in my bed then i start choking you out with my pillow and you fxcking die lol' (c) imagine we are on a date, and then as you try to hold my hand I break your fingers and then proceed to body slam the fxck out of you' (r)

‘None of this is a joke. None of this is funny’: Women call out disturbing TikTok trend of ‘imaginary’ dates turning violent

'Imagine being a woman and seeing all of these men fantasize about the ways they'd graphically kill you.'

On Mar 23, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘Men who don’t know are red flags’: Man asks woman why she covers her drink with a napkin in viral TikTok

Women in the comments agreed it's a common precaution taken on a night out.

On Jan 22, 2022 by Alexandra Samuels

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