Coach

I'm sure there are a lot of people who have seen the movie Coach Carter which stars Samuel L. Jackson. I have seen it once before when it was released in 2005, but have never thought about the gender issues that are scattered throughout the movie. The relationship between Kenyon and Kyra stood out the most as a gender related issue. Kenyon is a high school student athlete trying to make a future for himself, while Kyra does not know what she wants to do with her life except have a baby and start a family. The writers of the film believe that young women are indecisive about education after high school and are anxious to have kids. I cannot agree with this statement because women are fighting to be treated as equals in the work place. More women these days are working to create futures for themselves by not depending on men to support them and getting respectable jobs. In today's business world, women are bosses, managers, and CEOs, as opposed to many years ago when they were expected to stay home and take care of the family and household.