When I Grow Up

Hi,
So Andy Murray won Tennis at Wimbledon! Every one has been so obsessed with his victory being 77 years since the last one that they are forgetting the obvious. Although Andy Murray is the first British men's singles champion in 77 years, he is not the first British singles champion in 77 years. In 1977 Virginia Wade won the British women's singles at Wimbledon. But of course she is a women so she doesn't count. Some news reports have said that Andy Murray specifically won the men's singles but they don't ever mention Virginia Wade.

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jul/07/andy-murray-wimbledon-2013-novak-djokovic

 But some news articles, imply that he was the first British person, to win Wimbledon in 77 years, by not mentioning that he was only the first man to win it.

 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-wimbledon-victory-british-2036191

Of course his victory is a historical thing, and he is still a great British Tennis player. But my point is barely anyone is mentioning the women.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23217393

The men's singles have not been won by a British person in 77 years but the women have won it 4 times in the last 77 years.
This is a common situation, women have plenty of winners, but they aren't taken seriously because they are women. Although sports are a kind of entertainment, for the people who play, manage and aspire to play it, it's a career. And as with any job, sexism is completely out of order. So then why do people think its ok to dismiss female athletes, and only count Britain's sport successes when they are completed by men. Women are told they can do anything, but because of prejudice, and the way sport is organised it separates women and men, and forces women to stay in the shadows just because fewer people accept women's sport as completely legitimate and worth watching.

Of course, our current feminist issues are not all this clear cut. Malala Yousafzai, is currently fighting for the right for girls to go to school in Pakistan, and other countries that don't allow women and men, to live equal lives. She wants girls to be able to have a fair chance at life and a career. She wants girls to go to school! This is a difficult situation because although I completely agree that girls should have the right to an education. I don't think that school should be the only type of education, they have access to. Children in this country are often complaining about the boringness of school and the 'one size fits all' education system, makes it difficult for individuals to grow. So although its incredibly important for Malala's cause to succeed. It is just as important to allow the education system to help all children, including creative individuals. And not just let the children who work well with the current school system strive while the others fail. So feminism and freedom to be your own person are both important to me as I want to be able to choose to be whatever I want when I grow up. I don't want to be limited by crazy sports fans not taking me seriously, or not having a choice of education, or the facility's to learn the skills I need, to pursue the career I want. So although there are people like Malala, fighting for the right for girls like me, to be whoever, and do whatever, we want to. There is still a long way to go, before every person on our earth, can say with full confidence that whoever they are, they have a fair chance at life and careers.

I hope that when I grow up I have a fairer chance.
Bye