So Japan has won the Women’s World Cup. Yes I was rooting for the United States, but if the US had to lose to someone, I’m glad that it was Japan. That country has suffered quite a bit in the course of the past few months, and let’s face it, they really did need something to feel good about. While the US lost, it’s nothing to shake one’s stick at. The women’s team did far better than the men’s did in their World Cup. Not to mention, it did seem to gain more fans. Women’s sports have always been behind men’s. Well, perhaps figure skating and gymnastics are the one caveat. Still, while women are not seen as being physical equals to men, women are pretty tough and pretty resilient. How many men do you know would be able to go through the hell of childbirth and actually do it again? That’s what I thought.
Women are important to society and more than just to help churn out more children or to clean. Women took over factory jobs when men went to war, and also had to maintain the home. Women have donned flight jackets and climbed into the position of test pilots. Women also put on the uniform and ball cap and provided entertainment on the ball field, also during war. Women have typically had to wear more than one hat at a time, such as nurturer, maid, cook, and the rock. While the roles of gender stratification are slowly blurring in our society, women still have a ways to go before we are a level playing field with men. However, having a good part of the country watching and rooting for the US women’s team brings us one step closer.
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Not a soccer fan, but it was so exciting to see the global interest in our women’s team!! We women rock!