Why Are Women's Emotions Monetized Differently?

Let’s be real. We all have spent almost more than a hour staring at a text “K” wondering if it’s just okay or OK!

Or if you too have spent your fair share of time overthinking a month-long situationship then maybe you can also start your own Podcast now.

There is a significant rise in the no. of creators who have transformed their inner chaos, those late-night thoughts, 3 A.M. breakdowns, and self-inflicted drama into a Paid Podcast Series.

And mind you, there is an audience for that.

But with love comes criticism. And when women start to speak about their own emotions publicly and monetize them, society evidently has problems.

Is This Oversharing? Or Just Honesty?

Let’s see, we use the expression “oversharing on the internet” more than often in the current generation. But consider the following question: If a man, on a podcast, discusses every woman he has dated, he is being “candid.” If a woman recounts how her boyfriend emotionally neglected her, that is giving out “too much information.”

And if at all she gave the no. of boyfriends who have cheated her or have been abusive the focus shifts to how many boyfriends does she have?!

Women’s speech is often described as chaotic or out of control, but now women are starting to realize their capacity to unleash raw energy on the spectrum of heartbreak, red flags, toxic masculinity, healing, therapy, solitude, and everything else. So this time, they’re doing it without seeking approval.

That is not oversharing. It is storytelling. One that is powerful beyond imagination.

In India, this podcast revolution is hitting home too. Women are taking mics into their own hands and saying the things we’re all thinking but rarely say out loud.

Take The Sanskaari Sass Podcast—a raw, sarcastic space where dating in Indian society is unpacked without filters. Host Sonakshi might be joking, but she’s also dropping truth bombs about double standards, emotional labor, and why being “sanskari” isn’t always a compliment.

Or Agla Station Adulthood, where hosts share every single piece of their life from cringeworthy Tinder dates to getting married before 30, and how their parents pressurize them to do so. It feels like catching up with friends who just get it.

These aren’t just rants. They’re therapy with background music.

Plus let’s just say that there is something tremendously joyous about listening to someone sob over the exact same situationship trauma as you have while you are pretending it doesn’t affect you.

When a podcast host says, “So he said he didn’t want anything serious, but then he introduced me to his friends?” There is a collective “girl, same.”

It’s not merely gossip. It’s validation. And? It’s therapeutic.

The Double Standard Is Loud

You’ve seen this, right?

– A dude launches a podcast and discusses dating = “He’s so honest. A new man. Bro talks about his emotions”

– A woman launches a podcast and discusses dating = “She’s so bitter. Perhaps she is the issue.”

Why must women always safeguard reputations—of those who harm them?

Why is it that men receive applause for being emotionally unavailable, and women get dragged on for being “too emotional”?

It’s 2025. Women are permitted to occupy space—even if that space happens to involve crying on a mic while sharing the details of a messy breakup with someone named Aaditya who never actually deserved a second chance.

Here’s the twist, the concepts we were once told to be on guard against? They’re now generating profit.

Women are profiting off their tales—paid shows, Patreon, bonus episodes—and commodifying what society once called “emotional baggage” into a full-fledged brand.

It’s not selling out. It’s cashing in on decades of unpaid emotional labor. Seriously, we’ve earned it.

But still, the question remains: Are we being heard, or are we being devoured?

Thing is, maybe this isn’t oversharing, maybe it’s just the new normal.

We’re creating a culture where everyone is living on the internet. Only women, of course, get criticized for doing so.

A woman crying into a microphone about love is “Dramatic.”

A man who does the same is termed “Emotionally aware.”

That’s the real issue. It’s not the content —it’s how we criticize it.

So yeah, there’s a lot of overthinking, Ubers weep in, awful texting decisions, and far too many voice notes to besties on these podcasts. But there’s also a lot of honesty, learning, and a whole lot of unlearning.

And if they’re getting paid for just talking, then, be it.

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Why Are Women’s Emotions Monetized Differently?