These are the ones that I can count on top of my head. And this list can probably be double its size.
When I say common, 80% of them are everyday issues one struggle with. Men and women have many goals to achieve and many fears to overcome.
However, in the pursuit of these goals, women deal with many life threatening issues than men everyday, even to just live, if not to achieve.
I do not have advice to give to anyone , other than two to women. Not all of us may have the fortunes to spend time and money, to fight for justice or better mental health care. So, prevention is better than cure. Allow yourselves to be selfish and allow yourselves to do mistakes and not be guilty.
Issues faced by women:
1. Cat calling
2. Men staring up & down threateningly & in a sexually aggressive way
3. Stalking
4. Acid attacks
5. Rape & murder by strangers in less populated places & during night times
6. Marital rape & murder
7. Rape & murder by close family members or friends
8. Gang rape & murder
9. Victim blaming/she is asking for it
10. Domestic abuse
11. Gender based compensation discrimination
12. Gender based education discrimination
13. Gender based opportunities discrimination/Underrepresentation
14. Work place sexual harassments
15. Work place alienation
16. Should not act like a boss even when she is one, for good business results
17. Tend to kids, do household chores and to work as much as any other employee
18. Single mom shame or not choosing motherhood shame
19. Being caring means submissive or weak shame
20. Casting couch
21. Being told to smile more
22. Being told to talk less
23. Being advised to not wear revealing clothes to avoid attracting men’s wrath
24. Body shaming — don’t be fat, don’t be thin, maintain perfect body shape & dimensions
25. What to wear and cultural customs to follow — men designed religious rules
26. Female infanticide
27. Affairs by partners especially with younger women
28. Life exist until 30, after that she needs to lose identity & become a mom
29. Menopause health problems
30. Period pains and weakness
31. Misogyny and objectification
32. Honor killings
33. Insensitive people who do not understand that women face more discrimination and life threatening problems than men
34. Associated with either good luck or bad luck for the man
Issues faced by men:
1. Face work place humiliation & indignity by bosses and has to remain in the job for the sake of his family
2. Have to be a major earner in family else he is a loser, as his female partner could earn more
3. Learn to lead and show strength, even when he needed emotional support to heal from his loss
4. Face false accusations of sexual crimes
5. Distrust from women, even when he is trying to help
6. Come forward to stop violent public place attacks at the risk of his own safety
7. Mandatory to sign up for military in crisis situations
8. Have to be knowledgeable at mechanics, sports, cars, politics etc., whether he has interest or not
9. Cannot stand up to disgusting men even when they want to, because those men can attack their closed ones
10. Losing child custody & alimony cases
11. Affairs by partners especially with rich or more handsome men
