Why are women objectified more than men ? Even by other women ?

On EP, a guy was "complaining” that women’s bodies are more fetishized than men’s, and he thought it was unfair. It kind of [b]is[/b], but not necessarily in the way he meant.

Women’s bodies are valued as things, first and foremost. Things to display, things to barter. Even other women buy into it. That’s probably why so many people think they have the right, even the imperative to legislate women’s reproductive choices.

Rant over.

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Abstraction · 61-69, M

I've never been one to ogle at women, but the honest truth is a beautiful woman catches the eye before you're aware of it. Within half a second I would pull my gaze away and discover my wife was giving me a look because I'd glanced. It took me years to realise how she knew: it's because it drew her eye as well. When I was young I thought women dressed for men. But they also dress for women and for themselves is my conclusion. They all assess each other and themselves all the time. (Yes, generalisation. But it holds true as a generalisation.)
When I was designing my first Irish harp I was drawing different curved lines on large paper trying to get the visual flow. I discovered that a concave curve flowing into a larger convex curve the other way was incredibly attractive. Aesthetically beautiful. I mean, so that's my harp now. But it suddenly dawned on me: that's a woman's body. Everywhere. Legs, back, her whole body.
To your point: none of it has influenced my views on legislation or ownership of anyone else.