A comedian's Facebook post detailing the barrage of conflicting comments a woman can expect to hear throughout her life has gone viral.
From clothing to dating to having children, it's an exhausting account of the unsolicited advice and expectations that face women from birth.
Bisha Ali wrote the post (with the title "Everything Is Bullsh*t So Do Whatever You Want") on October 13 and since then, it's been shared more 1000 times.
Writing in the UK Independent, Ali explains what led her to write it:
"Trying to make all of society’s expectations of women funny is hard work. In my case, even as a comedian, it sent me into a rage spiral. Microaggressions sound small - but when you put them together, they can be staggering. Don’t believe me? Then allow me to give you a breakdown of a woman’s life, through the voices of others"
This is worth reading in full.