It’s an ancient argument almost as old as humans themselves. Men claim the burden of history, but women have suffered toxic masculinity for centuries.
So which gender has it easier? The answer varies, depending upon your circumstances, emotional state, where you live and what you do for a living.
Most women point at difficulties, ranging from feeling vulnerable both inside and outside their homes. They live with the fear of assault for just being a woman. They navigate misogyny and gender inequality both at homes and workplaces.
“Everything is free for men,” says Zeynep Yasar, a 59-year-old babysitter, complaining how her husband does not care about housework and kids. “There is no question life for women is more difficult than men,” Yasar, who lives in Istanbul, tells TRT World.
“Women cannot walk outside feeling as safe as men,” Yasar says.
Aysegul Elif Sofuoglu, a 33-year-old supervisor at a private bank in Istanbul, agrees with Yasar, even finding the question “Which one is easier” as “shameful”.
“It’s clear men are having easier lives than women,” she tells TRT World. She could not find any possible aspect, where men could have less difficulties. “Men rule over the world, deciding on many issues from how we should be dressed to what kind of last names we should get,” she says.
