I’m in hell.

Here is the worst parts.

“Feminists, I have a pet peeve that I really want to talk about. Namely, this business about women being half the population.Have you heard this before? An activist is explaining why focusing on
women’s rights is so necessary, and as they passionately make their
case, they tack onto the end of their speech, “After all, women make up
half the world’s population!”“

“Here’s the thing: I believe in intersectional feminism.
I sure hope you do, too. I don’t see this “women are half the world”
thing as being intersectional, nor do I see it as being correct.

And perhaps most importantly, I don’t see it as a step in the right
direction: It marginalizes other people in a heck of a lot of ways,
trying to uplift women at the expense of others—specifically people of
marginalized gender and sex.

Not cool.”

“f we want to make a case for women’s equality around the world, we
need to do it in a way that doesn’t erase or harm people of other
genders and identities. We need to be bringing in a more intersectional
approach.It’s time we did away with this talking point once and for all.
Because as you’ll see, it’s not doing women—or anyone else, for that
matter—any favors.“

“And more importantly, it doesn’t include trans women. Since this is a
percentage that relies on assignment at birth, we’re inherently
excluding transgender women—who have a different birth assignment—in
favor of propping up cisgender women.“

“Menstruation is often held up as a rite of passage for women, and yet transgender women do not have this experience, numerous transgender men and non-binary people do, and plenty of cisgender women do not have a menstrual cycle (or have an atypical cycle) for various reasons.”

“You could easily argue that women are more diverse than they are
similar—but that doesn’t mean they can’t unite to fight patriarchy
together.“

Yet here we are.

We Need to Stop Saying ‘Women Are Half The World’s Population’ – The Establishment