London 2012: The Women's Olympics

As I have been posting many articles on all of the sexism that we need to fix around the world, I decided to post an article about a positive way that we have overcome sexism. I came across an article about the London 2012 Women's Olympics where it was a very important and significant time for many women as it was the first time in Olympic games history when all countries participating have had women athletes on their team. Two women from Saudi Arabia walked proudly and modestly dressed and veiled into London's Olympic stadium at the games fabulous opening ceremony. These two women had come a long way in order to be walking into that stadium and it was a huge achievement because of the country they were coming from. Jacques Rogge, head of the International Olympics Committee, had said within his speech at the opening ceremony that this was "a major boost for gender equality".

I believe that we often forget about the sexism that goes on in the other countries around the world so I was very eager to post this article. This was an extremely important day for these two women from Saudi Arabia because they were representing a country where there is so much sexism going on. Saudi Arabia is a country where we would perfectly see sexism in the household. In Saudi Arabia, a women's place is suppose to be in the kitchen taking care of the husband and family. Only 5% of the women there make up the workforce and there is a law that permits them from driving. After hearing about the sexism in Saudi Arabia, it truly does amaze me that these two women were representing their country into the Olympics.