Greek Running Girl Artifact 

 Introduction

In the Olympic Games, it was rare for women in Greek to be allowed to participate in sports. The only exception was in Sparta where it was believed that tough and strong mothers would make to be great soldiers. The winning girls were allowed to devote painted portraits of themselves in the arcade of the temple of Hera. According to swaddling (2011), women were religiously conservative and this played a big role in them not participating in sports. Another concern for the women was appearing naked as the men did if they were allowed to take part.

The role of women in Greek society as reflected by the restrictions from participating in sports is, getting married and bearing children and preferably a son. This is because the only people allowed in the Olympic Games were prostitutes and unmarried women with the purpose of finding a husband Kemp (2009). They could only compete or participate amongst other women and not allowed to indulge with men. Men could only be allowed to watch their games only to promote marriage and for reproduction purposes. Women’ s roles were running the household and never given a chance to win because it was believed that fame is good for a woman who’s winning is least known amongst men. Women were seen as inferior and weak and could not make any decisions.

The restrictions that women face today begun from ancient times. Women today still face gender inequality. They are still seen as inferior and hardly allowed to make decisions even in society. They still encounter unemployment based on their gender and if employed they are not given the senior positions Blain (2019). Women are still discriminated against and denied leadership roles even in the political world.

Conclusion

The women in Greek were restricted from attending or even participating in the Olympic Games. Their responsibility was taking care of the household and the children. They were not supposed to even go and support their children who participated in the games. Laws were put to stop women from attending the Olympics and highly discourage them. To date, women still face gender inequality and discrimination.

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