Do girls(women) really RUN THE WORLD, as Beyonce said; The Truth will shock you!

Recently, I was forced to repeatedly listen to Beyoncé’s new single, “Run the World (Girls),” thanks to a precocious teenager who insisted on playing the song ad-nasuem. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not hatin’ on Beyoncé. The song has catchy lyrics and a sick beat. But after hearing it for the eighth time, I was pretty much ready to bang my head against the wall to the rhythm of the song. Yet at some point during the ninth replay of the song, I began to wonder if there was some legitimacy to Beyoncé’s girl-power anthem: do girls, also known as women, really run the world?

There is a really compelling argument to make that women may have finally achieved a power advantage in society. In an article written last year for The Atlantic, writer Hanna Rosin discussed the global economy’s shift to favoring “female” characteristics while male-dominated industries, such as manufacturing, construction and finance, are declining.


The U.S. Department of Labor seems to support Rosin’s argument. Statistics show that women comprised 46.8 percent of the total U.S. labor force in 2009, and are projected to account for 46.9 percent of the labor force in 2018. Women have also made great strides in management, professional and related occupations with 40 percent being employed. Also, for the first time in history, more women have college degree than our male counterparts.

Despite Beyoncé’s assertion that “we give birth to children then get back to business,” as a result of the economic recession, In 2009, of those households that lived in poverty, 29.9 percent were headed by single women, compared to 16.9 percent of single men and 5.8 percent of married couples. Unfortunately, very little is being done to assist households led by single mothers to retain their places in the workforce. Despite the financial hardships that come with the new arrival of a child, many employers still do not provide women with any benefits if they need to leave work temporarily.

Globally, women account for two-thirds of the world’s 774 million illiterate adults. In some parts of the world, women and girls bear the brunt of poverty. Their lack of control over resources, including land and other types of property, has limited their economic autonomy, which has made them the most vulnerable group to economic or environmental issues.

Back in the U.S., a woman is assaulted or beaten every nine seconds. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than care accidents, muggings and rapes combined – and every day, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.  Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. Most often, the abuser is a member of her own family.

Despite the fun posturing in the “Run The World” song, the reality is still much closer to the words of James Brown, in that it’s still a “man’s world.” By the way, out of all the world leaders currently in power, only 20 of them are women. Though it has been a record-breaking year for women in power, it’s still not enough to actually rule the world.

Meanwhile in the society news portal, Elite Daily, Ashley Fern counters and writes...

Trends and fashion are not set by men, but by women. This gender has the largest scale of variety when it comes to style. Despite the economic recession, you can look at females to help the economy. Which do you think would make the economy dwindle more: if all men around the world stopped working for a day or if all the women around the world stopped shopping for a day? Women account for over 85% of all consumer purchases.

Women are blessed with the gift to bring life into this world. This is a situation that single-handedly shows the immense amount of strength that women possess. A woman's body has the capability to nurture and grow another human life within itself. For any man to ever be considered as great, an even greater woman must first choose to give him life. Who has a higher tolerance for pain? I'm going to go with women on this one.

“Behind every great man is a great woman, just look at history!”

Nowadays it is completely normal for a woman to have a flourishing career and still manage to raise a family. They are commended for their ability to multitask. Do you typically see men taking on this challenge? I think not. Women have the ability to balance a career and a home life.

Education-wise, women earn the majority of college degrees and are currently making up the majority of the workforce. Even if women are not the dominant sex, they are the superior sex.

For those who say that women are too emotional to be the superior sex, it is a lot healthier to express your emotions than to bottle them up inside the way men do. When something is bothering a woman, you will be the first to know it; hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

“If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.”

Through centuries past, women have been looked down upon by men, but the future is in their hands now. The days where men are the breadwinners of the family are a thing of the past. Men, you may be physically stronger, but in today's times, it's your emotional stability that makes you superior.

“I don’t make the rules. I may not even like the rules, but as long as men accept vagina as currency, it will always be a woman’s world.”“Women rule the world. It's not really worth fighting because they know what they're doing. Ask Napoleon. Ask Adam. Ask Richard Burton or Richie Sambora. Many a man has crumbled.” – Jon Bon Jovi

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