distance learning final

What did you expect to learn in this course? Did you learn it?


When I first signed up for this class, I expected to learn about women who have made a lasting impact in the world of sports. I hoped to learn about prominent women who have left their legacy because of their skill level in the playing field. I love sports and am fully aware of the male dominant athletes such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, but I hoped to learn of the "female versions" of these male athletes. I actually learned something completely different and much more valuable. I learned about the unfair treatment that women get because of their gender. I learned that gender is socially constructed and the fact that we live in a male dominated society makes females the inferior gender. For the most part, their role is to appease the men. More importantly, I learned of the dire need for women to break out of that mold and pursue greater heights especially in the field of athletics.

Complete the following sentence: I used to think — but now I think — .

I used to think that feminism meant lesbian, strong, brutish women who hated men. I thought that feminists wanted to become the better gender and abolish all types of control that had men in power. It turns out I was wrong. Now, I think feminists want freedom and equality more than anything. They do not want to be better, they just want to be able to do the same things men can do without getting any ridicule for it. I also learned that both women and men can be feminists.

Ephraim Gatdula
Women in sports Kin338i
T/Th 9:30 AM