Why they look down upon us...

Many a times i meet gentlemen who have a sour taste towards my passion for rugby but i have learnt not to care about their thoughts but rather to actually take their critism constructively. Who cares what men think? definitely not me...
personally i dont care what they think but they only look doen upon us because we do not think much of ourselves either. If we do not look up to ourselves then no one will. voice up and they will lower they voices..
"if yu want sumthn said tell a woman but if yu want sumthn done tell a woman" but if we do not stand firm for ourselves then noone will