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 * The “Woman” Label **

**Why in our society, even though were labeled as the country of “equality”, that even today women are treated as less than men? If your asked if you think women are equal to men, most would reply yes, but is that how we all act? Every woman goes through several periods in life where this label affects her life in a bad way. It could be as simple to the boys not wanting you in their basketball game at school, to not getting paid at work the same amount as your male co-worker. I’ve been personally handling this label in my sport for quite a while now. Why does our country still have this label? ** **Some people don’t understand how this label affects us sometimes. Simple things as not being included in things can have a lasting effect on some women. Personally, I have learned to ignore it and push forward. Although, for some women it might not be that easy. For me, I have been practicing Taekwondo for 11 years and teaching it to younger kids for 4 years. Then, for the past two years I have been participating in Jiu Jitsu (ground fighting). When I go up to spar a man, they always go easy on me and just think I’m too weak for them to even try. Now, they are stronger and bigger, and I’m not asking them to go full out, but at least treat me like I should. ** **Even though we may try not to, everyone discriminates. Whether its race, gender, or just because that person is weird, everyone has discriminated against someone or something before. These can range from something harmless to something that is truly wrong. Every day and in every state there are women that get paid less in their jobs just because of the fact that they are a woman. The employers will try and justify the fact that the men can “do” more than the woman at the job because he’s a man. Even recently on the news it showed possible lawsuits at Walmart because of women getting paid less than men. Now of course Walmart will just settle by paying them out, thus throwing the situation under the rug to be forgotten. If things like this happen in our time now, what will happen in the future? ** **Gender discrimination starts off at an early age. Our children are separated at a young age such as on sporting teams. What’s wrong with girls and boys playing the same sports? Staying with the sports subject for a second, why do girls play softball and boys play baseball? Is it too much for girls to have a bigger ball and have it thrown overhand? In our society these simple separations have gotten out of hand. We can handle simple elementary separations but when these ideals start to come into play when dealing with government, this is where the problem is. Can woman vote? Yes. Can woman run for positions in office? Yes. So why don’t they? Because they know they won’t win because the population is so fixated on the gender issue they have convinced themselves that the country having a female president is totally ludicrous. ** **I will never understand the reason for any type of discrimination. This idea that women are “less” than men has affected every woman at least once in her life. Whether its not being included in the game at school to not getting paid equal as your male co-worker, it’s still wrong. Marie Curie ****was the first female recipient of a Nobel Prize, for the discovery of radioactive elements. Women like Curie furthered the education of our country and yet our country still believes they are inferior? Women and men are equal, and it’s about time that world figures it out. **