How About That?

  Have you ever seen a woman recognized for her efforts in 9/11? I haven't. When you think of heroes in 9/11, that's just it you think heroes and not heroines. Women of the emergency services died in 9/11. It's just men that get recognized for it. When women are shown they are displayed as damsels in distress after their spouse died in the fire as a hero. I'm sure you remember the many women feature on television specials, weight loss shows, and Oprah because their spouse died. Even the children of the fallen got pitied attention, especially the children that were born after 9/11 that never got to meet their fathers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying these fallen men aren't heroes because they definitely are it's just that there were no women that was shown as a strong and independent heroine during 9/11. Has anyone thought of the young girls that watched the series of events? I was in fourth grade when this happened, but I still remember the day very clearly. My teacher told us about the situation and we were dismissed. When I got home, it was on television all day and the next. I felt out of place, as a female, and I still do. The message that was sent to young females is that in such devastations, we are useless. This will in effect lower the rate at which females apply for the emergency services. Another example would be the Army. It is much easier for a female to get in than a male. If Im right, as a female I would only have to do 21 push ups while a man has to do 65. Things will never be even at this rate. When I watch the news and they report on the front line, no women are covered, just men. How about that?