When It Changed

I perceived "When It Changed" to have been an excerpt about a community that rose from an epidemic to a prosperous and bolstering city. I didn't realize that it was talking about a whole woman planet called "Whileaway." To me, Whileaway sounds depressing and in need of something. The men of that planet had long been extinct for 6 centuries, but the name Whileaway seems like it still hopes and wishes for men to inhabit the planet. Their organization of government, they have no central government, in fact they rely on town caucuses when a consensus can not be achieved with the city caucuses.
Katharina, Katy and their daughters are an interesting bunch. Yuki, a very curious child wonders and questions everything that she can. They are like any other average family, except that they have two mothers that are able to conceive without any insemination. Instead, they perform parthenogenensis, which is the tying of the "ovs." I suppose parthenogenensis is like knotting two ovaries together to make a baby, which I think is physically impossible.
Whileaway people are all women, I suppose that there are only women on that planet, because 6 centuries ago there was an epidemic that only affected the men. When the earth men came and tried to assert themselves to bringing men up to the planet, I thought that they had no right and it was definately degrading to the people of the Whileaway. Katy and Katharina should have shot the volitile men when they had the chance. I feel that if someone had come to my home and tried to change everything to best benefit what they think is better for the home, I would have smacked that person silly. I feel that just because women are considered more fragile and dainty people that women are subjected to taking orders from men. This story definitely proves my claim that women are considered inferior to men. However, Katy and Katharina are nothing near inferior. The scar that stretched from temple to chin on Katharina's face shows that she can withstand a blow and fight back, Katy's adventurous hiking in the woods without a weapon or driving in the night with absolute confidence shows that she is not afraid to take risks. Their daughter, Yuriko, a curious young individual questions everything and wants to know about everything. Yuriko isn't afraid to approach an object she deems interesting, which shows that she is courageous.
The Madam President, is apparently the one that makes decisions for the people of Whileaway. That is a very big and very burdensome role. These women, strong and able to find confidence and order in themselves have been capable of maintaining Whileaway for 6 centuries without men, if men from earth suddenly decide that they want to inhabit the planet, I feel that the women of Whileaway should rebel and fight back. They have a population of 30 million - with numbers like that, nothing is impossible for them. They are technologically advanced like Earth people and are capable of building empires and cities. These women don't need men from Earth to complete their way of living.