Women have been fighting, especially in the decades-long women’s suffrage movement to finally gain the right to vote and run for office.
A lot of women nowadays have to work as twice as hard just to earn less money than their male counterparts while still working the same jobs as them.
“I feel as if maybe finally equal pay and equal rights,” said Delta student Brittany Hernandez. “Because if you were to see a woman working construction, you would probably give her the easiest job, right? Because her as a woman, she wouldn’t be able to lift heavier or do what a man can do, but if you guys were giving her a chance then in her succeeding in that then a man would say ‘OK she’s able to do it’ and maybe hire more women to take on that role as well — with equal pay of course.”
I agree with her on that statement, but not every man would think that way.
On Feb. 22, both the USA women’s and men’s hockey teams both won gold, marking an important milestone as the first time both women’s and men’s sweeps at the same games.
Soon after, the men’s hockey team was seen on the phone with President Donald J. Trump while he made this comment towards the women’s hockey team.
“I must tell you, we’re going to have to bring the women’s team, you do know that? I do believe I probably would be impeached,” said Trump
Many people viewed it as a distasteful remark by Trump, and the whole men’s hockey team, who laughed, faced significant backlash.
Soon after, musician Flavor Flav offered to host the women’s hockey team in Las Vegas for a chance at real respect and celebrations.
This could’ve have gone better for the men’s hockey team if they would’ve not laughed at Trump’s comment and didn’t acknowledge it.
“I think it’s just sexism, it’s plain sexism because they both do the same sport they both work hard, it’s not just like ‘oh we’re men so we’re just going to be better,’ it’s not about that you’re playing the same sport you should be on the same team you’re playing for the same person so I don’t think gender really should be a thing that splits somebody,” said Delta student Chloe Ente.
