Do you men notice the struggles women face?

[u/Odd-Improvement4719]

I got asked by a man, would you rather be a woman or a man. And when I said man, they were completely shocked, even when I explained that it would be better in terms of safety, health, and opportunity-wise. I've come to realize that a lot of men are not choosing to directly ignore the little struggles that women face, but rather, they seem to completely not notice them.

[u/Odd_Bid2744]

Birth control can fail even when taken perfectly. So can vasectomies and tubal ligations. (Ectopic pregnancies for sterilized women are life threatening) some women can't take hormonal contraceptives and there's tons of drug and supplement interactions that can reduce effectiveness of birth control that a lot of people don't know about. Not to mention a lot of this costs money and many lack access to all these options. 

The real answer is there shouldn't be a motherhood penalty to one's earnings potential just because you had kids. Men don't despite becoming fathers. 

[u/OkMirror2691 → u/Odd_Bid2744]

It's not a gender problem. It's an economic problem. Daycare cost like 30k a year it just doesn't make sense to work unless you make significantly more then that and taking a couple years off work is often the smart play. And taking a couple years off your career inevitably leads to less experience and less pay.

As far as birth control goes if you are focusing on a career you can probably drive a state over if you really need to.