There is no way to even begin explaining how difficult it is to be a woman. There are countless expectations from society, from magazines, from pop culture, from everyone. Since I am a woman, and a pretty feminine woman, I can say that there are times I wish I could just turn off all expectations from everyone. Speaking for myself, I love fun clothes, new nail polish colors, new shoes and jewelry. Although, there are some days when I just want to walk outside in the same pants I slept in, keep my hair in a bun, put on my Uggs and wear no makeup. But, of course, I never do because of how our society is.

Being a girl, I can confidently say that it is way more difficult than being a man. Sure, men have their own worries and expectations and we can never understand them. Because of societal standards, beauty standards, fashion standards and more, I strongly believe that being a woman is harder than being a man. If a man dresses up nicely, gets himself all beautiful looking, then there is no way he is running the risk of being catcalled on the street, while women are almost always guaranteed a cat call or two. Why is it that women have to be objectified and put out in the spotlight when they are dressed up, but not men? If I’m wearing a short skirt and a tight shirt, and feeling good about myself, it doesn’t matter because I am going to get called by at least one or two people a "slut" or "whore." Personally, whenever I go out, I’m going out to have a good time, to feel good and to be happy. I’m not looking to score or get it in, but what if that is what I wanted? Would I be praised and be called a player, what most men are called? No, I would be shunned and called, again, a slut.

Now, what about bodies? We all know what the ideal standard is in our society for being a woman: tall, slim yet curvy, busty, clear skin, silky hair and perfect style. How on earth are we all supposed to achieve these unrealistic beauty standards? I love myself even though I’m not stick thin and I get a pimple every now and then, but according to the beauty standards given to us, I’m not perfect. For women, the pressure to look a certain way is almost overwhelming and exhausting. Thankfully, there has been progression with people like Ashley Graham, Iskra Lawrence and Tess Holliday. The beauty standard is finally changing. We are beginning to embrace everyone's beauty and everyone's different looks.