Walking back to happiness

An eight-year-old schoolgirl is in class, looking out the window, miffed.

Outside her male classmates are kicking a ball, because, well, they’re boys, and boys are allowed play football for an hour every Thursday during school hours.

She’s inside, knitting, just like the other three girls in her class, because well, they’re girls, and needlework, not running around in the free fresh air, is deemed more appropriate for them.