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There are a lot of things women aren't supposed to talk about. Well, here they are. Welcome, sisters.

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Ladies, have you ever wished there was a special haven that we women could flee to and claim sanctuary during those special times of each month when our uteruses decide to remind us of the joys of being a women? It'd be a&nbsp;magical place where the chocolate flowed like wine, each snappy comment was met with an understanding smile, and a pair of loving hands were always waiting with a gentle back massage.&nbsp;While&nbsp;all we&nbsp;can do is long for the&nbsp;day when this vision somehow becomes a reality, for now we’ve decided to at least put together this collection of funny period tweets to pass the time while we wait. These tweets about periods are from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-intelligent-comedies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">smart and funny</a> women who are here to reassure you that you’re not alone during your hour of super-crampy need.As every woman knows, if there were an ounce of justice in this world, it would come in the form of a free pass on those days of the month when we females are called upon to experience every emotion ever, all at once. But until that day, we hope that these period jokes can at least put as much of a smile on your face as your treacherous, unruly uterus will allow. Though they’re no substitute for a good cry and a king size pack of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, at least we can laugh together at our misfortune.

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The worlds of movies, television, and music are home to some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/most-beautiful-women?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most beautiful women</a> in the world&nbsp;but, unfortunately, these women&nbsp;are being retouched and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-fashion-magazine-photoshop-fails/dani-porter">photoshopped</a> in what has fast become a new standard operating procedure in modern media. Gone are the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/unretouched-celebrities/celeb-stalker">natural looks</a> to which we can all relate,&nbsp;and in their place is a new set of unattainable beauty standards. Luckily, not every celebrity is taking the issue lightly, and many famous women have spoken out about retouching and its effects.

Photoshop has created an even bigger gulf between celebrity culture and everyday people. It may seem innocent on the surface - a little retouch here, a smoothing-out there - but it can send the wrong message about what true beauty really is. So here&#39;s to those singers and actresses who called out magazines for Photoshop use. It&#39;s so important toward&nbsp;normalizing realistic standards&nbsp;and perpetuating the real meaning of beauty. Check out the thoughts of a few famous women who were none too happy to see themselves&nbsp;retouched&nbsp;in the media.

Feminism

Make no mistake - expectations of women have changed, for the better, in recent history. Opportunities once unavailable to our grandmothers, or even our mothers, are now accessible to&nbsp;women everywhere.&nbsp;Deep seated sentiments that girls and boys are inherently different are fading fast.&nbsp;Then why do&nbsp;we still see advertisements of pristinely dressed women Febrezing their living rooms while waiting for the iron to get hot and the cookies to finish baking in the oven?&nbsp;Sure, Liz Lemon is a more realistic manifestation of female experience than&nbsp;Carol Brady. However, there remain&nbsp;many subtle and not-so-subtle ways society&nbsp;places unreasonable expectations on women. Whether it's walking down the street and having a stranger ask you to smile or having a romantic partner chastise you for not shaving your&nbsp;legs, women still experience sexism on the daily. Society has some super strange - and entirely impractical - expectations of the female gender.Some absurd presumptions about female behavior pertain to physical appearance. Women should wear makeup,&nbsp;always be freshly shaven, and dress in clean, fashionable clothing. Other societal assumptions relate to a woman's behavior and personality. Women are expected&nbsp;to be jealous of other women, submissive to men's desires, and always smiling and cheery. Even women's hobbies and interests are sometimes nitpicked - females cannot be interested in stick shifts, mechanics, sports, or raunchy comedy!&nbsp;If you're ready to stick your middle finger up to these lazy and outdated expectations, read through this list.&nbsp;Vote up the expectations that fire you up the most!&nbsp;

This list contains information on the best movies about single women who keep to themselves, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best loner women films <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-about-loneliness/hannah-dillon" target="_blank">come in many forms</a>. Some good single women films are about socially awkward loners while other good films about loner women feature criminal plots. Many of the best movies about single women starred Oscar-winning actresses. 
 
What films will you find on this top loner women movies list? Misery has to be near the top. Kathy Bates became a breakout star after appearing in this 1980 movie &ndash; based on Stephen King&#39;s book of the same name. As the psychopathic Annie Wilkes, Bates tormented and tortured James Caan who played the author, Paul Sheldon. Muriel&#39;s Wedding is another great movie about a loner woman. Reese Witherspoon ventured out into the great outdoors for a solo 1,100 mile trek as the lead actress in the 2014 film, Wild. Other good movies featured on this best single women films list include Carrie, Welcome to the Dollhouse, and Year of the Dog. 
 
How will we ever determine which movie about a loner woman is the best? Help us decide by giving your favorites a thumbs up.

Ladies: have you ever been so caught up in the terrifying grip of PMS that you wondered if there were anyone else in the world that could possibly relate to your pain? Guys: have you ever wondered what this mysterious force is that each month turns your normally mild-mannered girlfriend into a force that makes the Hulk look like a Girl Scout? Well if so then you've come to the right place. Here you'll find a collection of PMS tweets that'll have you rolling as they nail the essence of everything an enraged uterus has to offer.These funny PMS tweets celebrate things such as the sacred status of chocolate and warm pretzels among menstruating women everywhere as well as the bewildering feeling of experiencing every emotion ever known to womankind over the course of just five minutes. Ladies everywhere can sympathize with these PMS Twitter users as they cry over small children, YouTube videos of adorable animals, and sometimes absolutely nothing at all. So the next time you can’t decide whether to tearfully beg for a hug, allow your wrath to descend like a hurricane, or eat one more bite of that tasty ice cream you’ve been nursing, these tweets have got you covered. Hopefully these PMS jokes will give you a laugh as they assure you that you or your favorite menstruating woman of the moment are far from alone.

The Big Chill

Midlife crises aren't just for men anymore. In fact, some of the best films featuring people re-examining their life choices are about women. The best women's midlife crisis movies feature women taking a step back from their current work and family life to pursue new loves and unfulfilled dreams. This is a list of the top female midlife crisis features including everything from Thelma &amp; Louise to <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/full-cast-of-something_s-gotta-give-actors-and-actresses/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Something's Gotta Give</a> to The Big Chill.What films will you find on this list of&nbsp;mid life&nbsp;crisis movies?&nbsp;In the whimsical movie Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) unexpectedly moves to Italy following the loss of her house and the betrayal of her cheating husband. She goes on to rediscover her own strength, love, and happiness. The Bridges of Madison County is another good film featuring a woman going through a midlife crisis. Meryl Streep finds herself in a midlife love triangle in the 2009 film&nbsp;It's Complicated. Other good movies on this list include The Other Woman&nbsp;and The Squid and the Whale.Which midlife crisis movie do you like the best? Give your favorites a thumbs up and share some of your favorite scenes in the comments section.

Certain things have a way of sending a chill down your spine, no matter how commonplace they may seem. If you're ready to experience overwhelming anxiety, take a look at these photos that will make women nervous. Can you handle it? Being a chick definitely has its perks, but it also comes with tons of unavoidable and precarious dangers. Beside the obviously violent ones, there are everyday scary situations you've probably faced in your life. Like that time your dog found your lipstick, or you tried to walk across a sidewalk great wearing high heels. Ever gotten your sunglasses tangled in your hair? Then you get it. The pictures on this list depict the dark side of womanhood. But hey, maybe forcing ourselves to look at these female anxiety photos will help us move past our fears together.&nbsp; Good luck.

Why can't women agree about the best method of birth control? Or how often they should wash their hair?&nbsp;We went over to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/42r4jr/what_are_some_simple_questions_that_women_tend_to/">r/AskWomen</a> to find out which simple questions almost all women can't seem to agree on. Are leggings pants or are they tights? More importantly - can you wear them to the grocery store and still claim to be fully clothed? Which is better to have, straight or curly hair? Are high heels worth it? It's about these issues, big or small, that women tend to have divided opinions across the board.&nbsp;

One <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/madlass" target="_blank">subreddit</a> is dedicated to chronicling awesome women who pull power moves. We&#39;ve compiled some of the best down below. Vote up your favorites!

Health

What did women do before tampons?&nbsp;Roughly half the population has probably used them, excluding those who don’t have access to them or are super scared of toxic shock syndrome. But women have been around for centuries. More than that, they've been around for at least a couple of millennia, right? And the modern tampon as we know it wasn't created until 1929 – at least&nbsp;according to Tampax.In the early 1930s, a Colorado-based GP named <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earle_Haas" target="_blank">Earle Cleveland Haas</a> patented the first commercial applicator tampon after hearing from a female friend of his that she used a piece of sponge&nbsp;to absorb her menses. Haas, thinking of how convenient it would be for his ballerina wife who found it hard to dance with the diaper-esque menstrual pads of the '30s, sought to solve this special plight of women. And he designed a cotton plug that could be inserted by two cardboard tubes to do just that. After that,&nbsp;<a href="https://tampax.co.uk/en-gb/about-us/history-of-tampax-tampons" target="_blank">Tampax hit the shelves in the mid-1930s</a>.But, before Dr. Haas sought to make the monthly menses plight a little easier, what did women use before pads and tampons as we know them today? What's the&nbsp;history of tampons? And what are the old ways to manage periods that don't involve having to go and <a href="http://www.biblestudytools.com/nlt/leviticus/passage/?q=leviticus+15:19-33" target="_blank">sit in the Biblical period tent</a> and bleed all over the floor until your moon time is over?

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Behold, a complete list of the greatest TV shows for women, ranked by ladies who love to watch television! For stay-at-home mothers or young girls in groups, television shows can be an epic activity and chance to bond with their friends and family. These are the TV series deemed the best for that woman-bonding time.

The demographics of these shows all absolutely include a male audience of all ages, but they will statistically skew towards the fairer gender. Most of the shows feature strong female protagonists or ensembles consisting of memorable female characters. In fact, a lot of the television series literally have the word &quot;girls&quot; in it. One example? Girls.

In addition to the HBO hit, there are girls who&nbsp;are golden, girls who gossip, girls who are broke, a girl who is new, and girls who are... powerpuffs. And where would television be without women like Mary Tyler Moore, Laverne, Shirley, Mindy, Lizzy McGuire, or Gidget? So get the sisterhood together to watch these TV shows in your living rooms. Save the chick flicks for some other time. It&#39;s time to snuggle up for some good girly tube time.

Something magical happens to girls when a camera is put in front of them. That flashing red light seems to trigger a part of their brains that makes them contort their bodies into all kinds of poses that you'd never ever do in real life. Here is a list of 18 poses that girls do and it's up to you to vote on which one is the most common. Which of these poses do you think every single basic b*tch on Earth does whenever she gets the opportunity. Which is always. Girls posing for photos is as common a sight as the sky. The sky is always there. So are girls taking selfies in ridiculous positions.&nbsp;

No two women are the same, but there are a handful of skills every women should know how to do in life. To live a happy and fulfilling life, it is important to obtain a certain level of self-sufficiency and independence.Though the only skills a woman &quot;needed&quot; at one time were cooking, cleaning, and household maintaining, we have come along way since those days. While there is no shame in placing priority on self-grooming and domestic talents, it shouldn't stop there. This list has everything you could imagine and more, so vote up your favorites and start learning!

Human Body

Whether you're one of the lucky people whose period comes and goes quietly&nbsp;or you suffer in bed with a heating pad, chances are there are a lot of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-sleep/coy-jandreau?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">things you never knew</a> about PMS. The truth about premenstrual syndrome is way more complicated than wanting Ben &amp; Jerry's and being bitchy to your roommates. PMS affects folks&nbsp;differently and sometimes it doesn't affect them at all.&nbsp;And it's definitely not like a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tampon-horror-stories/jessica-lawshe" target="_blank">horror scene</a> out of the movie&nbsp;Carrie.&nbsp;When debunking the myths about PMS, it's important to know&nbsp;PMS doesn't have a standard medical definition, making it all the more vague for doctors to treat and diagnose. In some cases, you could be misdiagnosing your own PMS. There's a lot going on during your monthly cycle, but that doesn't mean that every mood or physical symptom is a result of hormone changes.&nbsp;Though PMS is no fun, there are plenty of ways to mitigate the bad parts - and harness the good parts (there are good parts!). In any case, jut be glad you have Midol and tampons. At least you don't have to use an <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-women-used-before-tampons/rebecca-shortall" target="_blank">actual rag</a> anymore, right?&nbsp;

Clothing

An old bridesmaid dress. A celebrity-style inspired fedora. &quot;Skinny day&quot; jeans. What do these items have in common? Sure, they are things all women own. But more than that, they are clothes women own but never wear.&nbsp;It is a truth universally acknowledged that only about 20% of clothes all women own get worn on a regular basis; the other 80% of your clothing is made up of impulse buys, too-small jeans, too-big bras, or stuff with sentimental value that is hard to say goodbye to. Here's a list of things all women have but never wear; vote up the items that have been sitting in your closet, untouched, for the longest.&nbsp;

There are tons of awesome comics written by women. From superhero comics starring <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-comic-book-characters/ranker-characters" target="_blank">badass female characters</a>, to more intimate, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/smartest-female-comics-characters/rhune-kincaid" target="_blank">brainy narratives</a>, there are plenty of books to choose from, no matter what your preferred genre is.Many of the best comics of the last few decades&nbsp;have been written by women, whether it be <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-female-comic-book-creators/reference" target="_blank">Kelly Sue DeConnick's&nbsp;Pretty Deadly or G. Willow Wilson's Ms. Marvel</a>&nbsp;(let's give credit to their <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-female-comics-artists/reference" target="_blank">artists</a>, too!). Best of all, the amount of female voices in comics seems to increase with each passing year; a major&nbsp;improvement over the boys&nbsp;club that was the 20th&nbsp;century comic book industry.&nbsp;Today, we&nbsp;benefit from the ideas of so many brilliant female comic book writers. For example, Alison Bechdel's Fun Home&nbsp;is a touching memoir about her childhood that explores&nbsp;what it's like to grow up with an abusive parent.&nbsp;Check out this selection of the&nbsp;best comics&nbsp;written by women, all of which prove&nbsp;the industry is no longer just for dudes.

With the threat of nuclear war with North Korea looming over our heads, you better keep women close – not because they need protecting, but because they are the only ones who are getting you out alive. New research in 2018 has shown that women are more likely to survive a life-threatening crisis than men, which is news to literally no one who's ever actually been a woman.Anyone who's ever witnessed the beloved fairer sex suffer through a dreaded &quot;man cold&quot; knows that women are stronger than men. Reese Witherspoon said it best at the <a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/reese-witherspoon-women-of-the-year-speech" target="_blank">Glamour Women of Year Awards</a> when she proclaimed, &quot;Do you know any woman in any crisis situation who has absolutely no idea what to do? I mean, don't they tell people in crisis, even children, 'If you're in trouble, talk to a woman?'&quot; Now, science backs it up. Around the world, female life expectancy squashes that of their male counterparts, but the reason why women live longer might just surprise you.Females have a number of survival advantages. As a sex that's been notoriously ridiculed for being weaker and more fragile, it turns out that the very fabric of their being is inherently stronger from birth. Women who survive don't just win out in the best case scenario; they win across the board. From disease to famine to slavery to simply putting up with trolls on the internet, women are natural-born survivors who thrive in the bleakest circumstances - again, tell us something history hasn't.So, before you ridicule a woman for sitting around and enjoying the stereotypically masculine pleasures of sipping on a glass of aged whiskey with a good Netflix <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-women-love-true-crime/katia-kleyman" target="_blank">true crime documentary</a>, for enjoying the shallow beast that is a Real Housewives of Orange County marathon, or for simply voicing her grievances at a celebrity's hyper-aggressive sexual behavior, know that she could probably kick your butt.

Lifestyle

What&#39;s in your purse right now? Can I guess? Your wallet, keys, and phone, obviously. But probably a whole bunch of other crucial-but-also-nonsense things you totally forgot about!

Remember that movie you saw a million years ago? I bet you still have the ticket stub tucked away in a side pocket, mingling with all of your bobby pins and hair ties. How about snacks? A forgotten&nbsp;granola bar, perhaps? Or an empty Ziploc bag that maybe once contained celery? It&#39;s probably floating around in there, making friends with the loose change and random pen caps you keep just in case. Tampons? Napkins? Actual dollar bills? No way! Having those on hand would be way too convenient.

Purses are basically just big bags of crap that ladies tote around for fun. Once in a while they serve an actual purpose: holding important things you need as you go about your day. But usually, they are just heavy nuisances that your boyfriend thinks he can keep his stuff in too.

What are some of the things women keep in their purses? Here is a handy list! Is your purse full of these things too? Vote up the stuff you&#39;ve got weighing you down, and feel free to add anything that&#39;s not already listed, but has been taking up residence in your bag for at least a year.

And let&#39;s all agree to throw away our old valet stubs today.&nbsp;

Singers

Update:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jJIkvvF4sIgaIEBVAIz3D?si=M4-JzlThQWC3ANu-nl_LUw" target="_blank">&nbsp;Follow Ranker&#39;s official New 2020 Girl Power Songs playlist&nbsp;on Spotify</a>!

If you&#39;re looking for music about strong women, here are the best girl power songs of 2020. This list features&nbsp;the newest girl power songs from some of the most popular&nbsp;female artists right now.&nbsp;Selena Gomez and&nbsp;Halsey, for example, are topping the charts and empowering ladies everywhere with their good&nbsp;new songs about self-love and being an independent woman.&nbsp;Unsurprisingly, Megan Thee Stallion and Normani make this list as well with their lead single off the woman-led soundtrack for the DC move Birds of Prey, one of the most confident female empowerment songs of 2020. For more fun, uplifting music and empowering feminist songs, check out our list of the<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-girl-power-songs-2019/music-lover/" target="_blank"> top girl power songs of 2019</a>.&nbsp;

What are the best girl power songs of the year 2020? What recent girl power songs do you have on repeat?

Vote up the best women empowerment songs of 2020, and add any other inspirational songs missing from the list.&nbsp;

Right, Ladies?

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