What are the main advantages and disadvantages of being a woman?

Answer 1

Advantage: gaining the sympathy of others very easily, and getting out of speeding tickets.

Disadvantage: gender inequality which makes society think we are inferior to men. Also, ageism that makes us feel we lose our worth the older we get.

Answer 2

Advantages: In a very prolonged labor, can help mom to rest so that she can have the strength for a vaginal delivery. Birth is often way more comfortable. Medication level can be adjusted so that mom can feel enough to push correctly. Almost required in a labor that has stalled and requires pitocin. A mother with back labor may find birth nearly impossible due to the increased pain from this - epidural makes it tolerable. Disadvantages: Back injury (natch) - any time you put something in a spine, you run the risk of long term or permanent injury. Epidural does affect respiratory system in infant, some more than others. Epidural is known to stall labors. Can cause fever without infection resulting in infant and mother getting unneeded antibiotics or separation due to presumed illness. Higher rate of c-section due to stalled labors and forced bed position. Must remain in hospital at least 24 hours. If you do not have an epidural, you can leave in 4-6 hours, if desired, if you have help at home. Makes a big difference if you have no health insurance and have to pay out on the bill. I have not yet seen the more current studies that look at the new procedures. Now, they don't use an epidural until quite late in labor in the hopes that fewer labors end up in c-section. Epidural was not available to me at my last birth. I would choose it, however, over a spinal for a c-section.

Answer 3

disadvantages- pregnancy, periods, giving birth, post natal depression, made to feel by (some) males as inferior, the constant fight to show we have brains too not just good for the kitchen and the bedroom, sometimes taken less seriously than men, having the hardest job in the world being a mum... A mum is the centre of a family if she loses it the family does !
Advantages- Have less physically demanding jobs, being a Mum the core person of a family

In fact forget all that, cos it doesn't really matter we are what we are and hopefully make the very best of it

Answer 4

The main advantage is being able to nurture an unborn child (I can't personally but in general, you understand).

The main disadvantage is having men treat you as a half-wit because you have a uterus.

Answer 5

Advantages: have no serious danger zone i.e. a dick which can get seriously hurt and cause extreme pain. People tend to sympathise more. Allowed to cry in public

Disadvantages: Always thought to be weak, media gives out unachieveable image of perfection which women should adhere to. Thought to be poor at 'manly' jobs. Periods. Giving birth.

Answer 6

Disadvantage - getting laughed at and ridiculed for trying to talk about cars. Apparently I'm not supposed to know anything about that sort of stuff.

Advantage - I can make a person :o)

Answer 7

Advantages: We can multi-task, we can climax more than once every 20 minutes. We can get things done for us by pretending to be weak and feeble, If we get angry we can blame it on PMS, we can always argue that men don't know pain until they've experienced childbirth (shuts them up if they complain of man flu)

Disadvantages: Men talking to your chest, and if your partner is there talking to him and not both of you, people expect you to cook and clean and play hostess when people are round to visit, periods.

Answer 8

Advantage- sensuality, sensibility, rationalism, organisation, beauty, intelligence, emotions, and main advantage- WE CAN DRAW ATTENTION & MEN whever need be.

Disadvantage- Opinions not taken too seriously or given that much of importance compared to men. becoz most men (and im not generalising) feel they are always right.

Answer 9

If you want kids you have to give birth (or have a C-section which leaves a scar).
You have to put up with monthly bleeding.

You don't get into fights (well some do!)
I tend to find that boys are bullied and teased more too. In my school anyways. :-(
You can be close to your friends without people thinking you're gay.
Don't have to watch football lol.
Get to shave legs and armpits.
Can wear dresses and skirts.
Don't have to worry about our 'size down there' being too small.
And our genitals don't get in the way lol!

Answer 10

Advantages - we can have a year off work when we have a baby

Disadvantages - our crazy hormonal bodies