There are a lot of things that get on a lot of people's nerves. On a day-to-day basis women are objectified, not taken seriously, and left feeling worthless because there are ignorant people in the world. There are some people who just don't see it the way women do, and that's why this article exists.

1. Catcalling

Contrary to popular belief, women don't like catcalling at all, whatsoever. In fact, we find it highly disrespectful. There isn’t anything appealing about being called "baby" and getting whistled at, or having someone say we have beautiful and prominent features in such a vulgar way. Women have overcome many obstacles in time and deserve every bit of respect, just as anyone else. Catcalling doesn’t flatter us; instead, it makes us feel uncomfortable and objectified. We don’t appreciate being looked at as “a fine piece of ass.” And then people wonder why women retaliate.

There are other ways to express your interest in a woman, and catcalling is not one of them. Maybe if you approached a woman and said she looks beautiful or lovely, she might actually give you the time of day. Really, I encourage you to try having respect for another human being. I bet you wouldn’t like it if someone was catcalling your sister or mom, so why would you do it to another woman?

2. Slut-shaming

This is a huge problem because it isn’t just men shaming women, but it’s also women shaming other women. What happened to empowering women instead of tearing them down? Or how about a person’s right to live their life as they please? If a woman chooses to have sex with someone, that is her personal business, not yours to spread around. I just don’t understand how people can criticize others for living their own lives as they want. Before you sit there and call a woman a slut or whore, just remember that you’re not perfect either. But really, when’s the last time you heard a person shame a man for having sex? Chances are, you haven’t, because instead, men get high fives and are put on a pedestal, while women are subjected to name-calling and emotional abuse. It’s ridiculous there’s still this double standard and women have to just take it and deal with it.

3. Using our emotions against us

More often than not, women hear the phrase, “are you on your period or something,” whenever we are supposedly acting “irrational.” Here’s a thought: Women have a reason to act and speak in any manner we want. If we get mad at you, then chances are you wronged us in someway. Women aren’t irrational as people think, and using our hormones or period against us doesn’t help your situation. It actually makes it worse because using this excuse is never the right answer. We don’t have to be emotional to have a reason for getting mad at you, nor does it have to be one time every month. We get mad at you because you did something wrong and now have to pay the consequences.

Instead of assuming it’s our time of the month, try being more understanding. It won’t hurt you to open your mind up and see things from our perspective. It’ll save you so much time and energy if you just started treating women as equals and listen to what we have to say before disregarding our thoughts and calling us irrational. There’s never a time or reason anyone should use our emotions against us.

4. Capable of being independent

Independence is a choice, not a privilege; people seem to forget that a lot especially when it comes to women. Our gender doesn’t define us as being helpless, nor does it tell people we can’t do something on our own. We have come a long way since women’s suffrage and proven how capable we are as individuals and equals. Times are different now and women are fully capable of taking care of themselves.

It’s OK to ask for help every so often, but it seems like people mistake that for being too dependent on another person. In these situations, there isn’t a fine like between the two; people just associate women with this “damsel in distress” stereotype because that might have had some truth behind it in an earlier era. The only people we want to rely on are ourselves because we know we can do anything and we can do it well. We vote, we fight for our country, we work, we pay the bills, we take care of the people we love, and we don’t let another person define us by a stereotype, because we are independent.

5. Being treated like a child

Puppies are cute. Babies are also cute. A professional woman in the workplace is not “cute.” More often than not, women are treated like children. We aren’t taken seriously in the workplace, and people still have this notion that women can only be desk receptionists, nurses, or teachers. I get the whole nurturing thing, but guys can be nurturing, and women can be powerful. I bet Ronda Rousey could teach you a thing or two about women in power; Hillary Clinton can too. Regardless of who the woman is, people have to realize that women are very professional and hold jobs in almost every possible career.

I’m also sick of this whole glass ceiling thing for women because it’s pure crap. Women go to college and get a degree, or go right into the workforce just as men do. Women can also do the same jobs as men, just as well, if not better. So why are women still treated as less than we deserve?

Women are sick and tired of going through these actions every day. I'll never understand how it was so hard for people to have respect for other human beings.