1. Be openly opinionated.

It seems that girls and women who have lots of opinions are labeled pushy, bratty or my personal favorite (because it was my entire childhood), bossy. The same quality in a boy or man is seen as a characteristic of an effective leader, someone who can rally the troops and take initiative. Many times, women think men with bold opinions are sexy and find other women who speak out to be annoying or macho.

2. Call himself a feminist.

Interestingly, when a woman calls herself a feminist, she is often assumed to be man-hating, radical, extraordinarily liberal and/or a lesbian. But, if a guy says he is a feminist or is "pro-woman," he is seen as altruistic. Fishy, right? Also weird that fighting for a woman's rights is seen as an act of altruism rather than pure necessity. I'm not dissing male feminists. We need you. But it's wrong to assume negative things about women who are openly feminist.

3. Sleep around.

I personally am not an advocate for free love on behalf of either sex or gender, but I will say that I have noticed, particularly among my college-aged company, that a huge double standard exists. Guys often give each other kudos for having frequent sexual encounters, but they take issue with the girl who likes to have casual sex, calling her "slutty" or a "whore." This doesn't make sense to me because it takes two to tango, and I don't see guys policing each other for their sexual decisions. Uphold the same standards for yourself as you do for others. If, ultimately, a man wants to marry a woman who hasn't been with a bunch of other guys, he shouldn't be with a bunch of women before he finds her. Saying that guys "have needs" to defend this sort of hypocrisy just doesn't work.

4. Have a short, edgy haircut.

I had a kick ass haircut during my early high school years that was somewhere between Ellen DeGeneres and Justin Bieber...and maybe new Miley. While I loved it, I was continuously self-conscious around guys because I worried that my hair would make them question my sexuality. Guys can have short hair, and it is perfectly normal. In fact, these days, guys can have beautiful man buns, and we do not assume that they are gay for having a hair style that is traditionally seen on women.

5. Expose skin without being labeled a "slut."

I think this requires little explaining. I'm not advocating for a woman's right to go shirtless, but I do think we need to watch our labels. This becomes especially important, too, when we consider female victims of sexual assault, who may be told that they "asked for it" because they dressed like "sluts."

6. Get paid a fair wage for the work that he does.

Statistically, white females make 79 cents to the dollar that white males make. This pay gap is even worse for women of color (and men of color make less than white men, too). Across the board, though, men make a fairer wage for the work that they do. Excuse me, but where are my 21 cents?

7. Be praised for his "Dad Bod."

For some reason, there isn't really a popular "Mom Bod" trend. In fact, women are actually conditioned to think that their bodies are less appealing after having had children. Recently, the Dad Bod trend has exploded, and social media has begun to glamorize the overweight male's body, while trends that celebrate the "curvy" woman often focus on how great it is that she's got that booty (still sexualizing her figure). Both men and women are responsible for popularizing this double standard. How is it that a beer belly is sexy on a guy according to women, but a woman with a beer belly wishes she could redistribute that fat into her boobs and butt to achieve "curvy" rather than "Mom Bod?" Mothers are biologically likely to have said "Mom Bod" at some point, but fellas aren't carrying another person in their tummies for nine months. Just sayin'.