International Woman's Day: March 8, 2021

Last week my daughter, Ally White, a second year CEGEP student, showed me an short essay she recently submitted for her English class on defining females. It was entitled Who are Women? 

I thought it was very well-done and appropriate today. With her permission, I am publishing it here on my blog page, in honour of International Women's Day today.

WHO ARE WOMEN?
by Ally White

The following paragraphs are going to define females, not girls, not boys, not men, but women in particular. I am going to do my best to explain a woman’s complicated brain in a clear and concise way. Women are people, but they are more than that. It is not that women are fragile, emotional and the common generalizations. That is a human occurrence that applies to everyone at times because it is healthy and natural. In fact, women are supernatural beings.

First off, women have incredibly large brains, especially larger than men. I’m not necessarily saying that women are smarter than men, but women seem to have unlimited shelf space because they store absolutely everything in their heads. Women have superpowers that nobody else can possess. Their memory is unmatchable, from important dates and a whole grocery list all the way to a specific moment a decade ago.

 

With all this stored information in their heads, women seem to always find a way to keep it all organized. This naturally leads to list-making. Women love their lists. Whether it is on the multi coloured post-it notes, the lined paper stuck on the fridge with magnets  or on notes in their phones. This is a common organization strategy and a helpful tool to remain productive.

Sometimes it can be hard when their family is dependent on them for income, a clean house and daily homecooked meals. These moms even do these chores without a single complaint. Therefore, women are the ultimate multitaskers.

 

Another common hobby that is constant throughout womanhood is, you guessed it, shopping. Some have addictive tendencies whereas others may only online shop as a time filler, place eighteen items in their cart and never proceed to checkout. Men say all the time that they don’t understand women because they are so complex. Now, here is where I can empathize with them. A woman will see a $200 dress and say it is too expensive to purchase. But, the next day, see a pair of $400 shoes that are 50% off and buy them without hesitation because it is “an amazing steal.” So, both items are the same price, but one is too expensive and one is a great deal. However, in the end, she’ll probably end up buying both, feeding her own shopping problem.

 

A woman’s style is a form of self-expression. Their creativity, ideas and hardworking mindset make them an asset to any type of company. A lot of women today start or desire to run their own businesses. These accomplishments always prove to be a good thing because it stands out in a saturated market, creates opportunities for other ambitious women and generates and normalizes female leaders. A woman’s intuition and hard work are incomparable.

 

Therefore, women are the masterminds of the human race.