Welcome to 2017, where you can have groceries delivered to your front door, but a young girl in another country cannot attend school. You have access to all the world’s knowledge at your fingertips, but a young girl is being denied the same education opportunities as her male peers. If education is so valued in today’s society, why are still not allowed the same respect? Why, in 2017, are girls still not equal in the classroom?
Internalized misogyny comes in many different ways. It shines through skirt checks, favoritism, and exclusion. It’s downright one of the most absurd issues of the 21st century, There never was, and never will be a reason as to why a teacher should be favoring their male students, regardless of any gender imbalance present in the classroom. It’s sad to realize that as long as you are a living, breathing female, you will be a victim of internalized misogyny.
My school is known for its many extracurricular activities, such as debating, art clubs, and an abundance of sports team to join. I have been apart of the girls hockey team for four year now, and so far it has been the experience of a lifetime. I’ve made so many memories while being with my team, whether it’s on or off the ice. Just last year, we made history by being the first girls hockey team at my school to win the city championship. We proved everyone wrong, showing our skills and girl power through hockey, which was known as the “boys club” sport. Funnily enough, our team has yet to receive the same treatment as the boys teams. We are continuously overlooked by teachers, mocked by students, and ridiculed by the athletics department. For example, we are denied the same opportunities as the guys. The boys teams are always appearing with brand new team equipment, track suits, accessories, etc, which are not even accessible for us girls. It’s unprofessional and downright immature that there are adults working against young girls in 2017. It’s an embarrassment, unfair, and should have been left in the Middle Ages.
School is something we should be appreciating and embracing with open arms. No matter how many tests we have and how much homework we receive, our school memories are what we look back on as working adults. With that being said, every single student deserves the same worthwhile memories, regardless of gender, race, sexuality, faith, etc. In our modern world, it is so important to allow girls to have the same education opportunities as our male counterparts, to set us moving for the future. In the end, the working world is not one of equality, so I suppose that the education system is the corporate system simply getting a head start on us.
