I only wish I was a man because men don't have to go through it and it makes more sense than saying "I wish I was a woman who did not ovulate and have her uterine lining shed every month!!"

Also, if there was actually a pill that could ACTUALLY get rid of periods and PMS 100% or even maybe 80% I would gladly take that and I search and search but all BC pills do is give you more problems and in some cases cause bleeding.

I do find it a very very very strange thing and I'm not religious so I can't actually answer your question. But basically what we do have is that women are here to give birth and have pain and discomfort and inconvenience, and men are here to get pleasure. You are forgetting PMS which I would say is ridiculous.. evolutionary.. whatever.. it just generally PMS makes absolutely NO SENSE to me, and it is most definitely real.

So, a woman ovulates or is about to have her period and it might be handy for her to know when this is (obviously), but is it really necessary for her to be horny (a pretty good sign by itself lol) having headaches, fainting, diarreah and any of the various things that can and do happen. Also wtf is with the chocolate cravings? Someone answer that one for me. I wonder what happened back in the days where there were no convenience stores.

I believe in equality because just because I was born female and "disadvantaged" doesn't mean that I should actually live disadvantaged. That's what equality rules are for, because people can't help what sex, race etc they were born so you can't treat them differently for it. Periods are only one part of it. That has nothing to do with why women weren't allowed to go to University etc.

There are a lot of things that don't make sense. Maybe if God exists he DID make gender roles and thought it was a good idea at the time (lmao) and now they're mixed up. It still doesn't explain why the woman's existance involves so much pain etc. The other thing though that doesn't make much sense is why are females being neglected when it comes to science? All of these things only effect one sex and they effect almost every member of the female sex, you would have thought by now there would at least be answers and information but there isn't. Either way, that would be like comparing cats and dogs and deciding to treat them differently because one can climb trees and the other can't. They're just made differently but both deserve the same things available to them.

Fortunately I don't believe in God so I don't find this issue particularly troublesome. It doesn't make evolutionary sense though which IS what troubles me and the idea being presented here that it's a curse is troubling me because a religious standpoint is making slightly more sense than science/evolution. Wow. Though I don't see what "Even the woman who most ardently claims to believe in equality will admit to having this thought." has to do with anything. I don't see why temporarily wishing you were the opposite sex for an advantage because you're in pain has anything to do with your views on equality. Nor do I think most people secretly believe women are inferior due to their periods. Something which bothers me is the fact that men and women are made differently and women are more at risk of diseases and general problems. To have sex the woman is being "invaded" and having stuff put inside her body which is a very vulnerable situation and has to be done with more consideration than a man having sex. Not only that, but for some reason she has a natural barrier and will experience pain just in order to have sex for the first time. I have no idea what possible reason there could be for the hymen. It doesn't even make sense as a protection measure because if that were the case then the hymen should work like an eyelid or eyelashes but it doesn't. The muscles are also capable of keeping stuff out of the vagina, including men if need be ! (vaginismus proves this lol).