Equality In Sports

Though there have been some minor improvements of the inequalities of women in sports, there are still many more changes that need to be made. The controversy of the topic allows a wide range of research. From the issues of Title IX to the issues of society and its gender roles, there are still inequalities of women in sports.

As a child I had never thought of sports to be thing of interest to me since I was a girl. Sports were considered a boy’s thing in my mind and I was just your stereotypical 8 year old girl who loved pink, played with dolls, etc. But when I got to the age of about 10-11 I discovered my love for sports, to now bring up the issue of equal pay for women in them, especially professionally. Women have always been underestimated and seen as a lesser value than men, but if you were doing the same job as someone else of different gender (being a man or woman) wouldn’t you want to be paid the same? Also in most sports both men and women are doing the same physical activity, so why shouldn’t they be paid the same? In my opinion there should be equal pay for women in sports.

As a matter of fact, professional male players have much less to lose when standing up for equal pay for female athletes: They have a huge viewership, lucrative salaries, numerous sponsorships, secure contracts. In the male-dominated sports industry, if men’s teams stood up and said women deserve equal pay, equal attention, equal programming, it would only push the fight forward faster, and the sports-obsessed world would be forced to pay attention. As we saw with the women’s hockey and soccer teams, women can go it alone, but why should

Throughout history, woman have been fighting for equality with men. This fight isn’t over and doesn’t stop with the right to vote or the right to wear pants. The progressive movements of feminism are starting to creep into younger generations, including, but not limited to young girls wanting to play on predominantly male-dominated sport teams. There are a lot of controversies when looking at this topic, saying there’s a natural strength advantage, it would be uncomfortable for a male to compete alongside females, among other reasons but ultimately, if the drive and effort is present, there are legal rights and no legitimate reason for woman to not be given the opportunity to prove themselves and normalize the incorporation of females to male sports.

Whether you are a sports fan or not I am sure that you have heard of athletes of all ages kneeling during our nations national anthem to protest against the wrong doings against African Americans. This very small act has brought up some controversy around the nation and has made headline news multiple times in the past few months.

I think that women should be allowed to play in any sports, and if it's a physical sport it should be a woman’s league. First, I think women should be able to do anything that men can do. Additionally, women should get paid the same amount that men gets for the same sport. To add, women are no different from men, so women can achieve anything that a man can achieve.

Women’s equality is an issue that has been around for awhile. While women have been given many rights to increase equality, including the right to vote and go to college, the problem hasn’t completely vanished. One area that still sees this is in sports. Women’s sports do not draw nearly as many fans and are not covered in the media as much as men’s sports, pay differences between male and female athletes are large, and female athletes have to wait longer to start their professional career than men, which risks their professional career before it even starts.

In our culture sports is a big part of our lives and culture. When it comes to the most competitive levels of athletics, there seems to be a lot of tension. Nowadays most people want to have equality between the male and females, but when it comes to sports it seems to become unclear when it comes to both gender having equality on sports: We all want athletics to do excellence, but people think this is more commonly found in men. There are many things we do not see through our T.v., such as how females in these sports team teams are treated comparable to any males team.

To begin with, women experience a great deal of inequality in the sport/athletic department. Many female sports are not equally recognized as a much as male sports. An example of this can be shown in baseball and softball. Baseball is a known sport that is popular all over the world that is always being aired on TV. Softball, on the hand, is left in the

Through the movies viewed in this course this semester, we saw women who were able to play against men and still keep their femininity. Nothing is lost when playing sports not traditionally meant for a particular race or gender. Society must become more understanding when it comes to the sports different types of people play and hinder from stereotyping anyone when they participate and perform well in that sport.

Sexism limits our country. In a world where sexism still exists, women face challenges every day as they choose to embark in athletic activities. Even with the efforts of Title IX, which was established in 1972, there is not equality in sports for men and women. Sexism is real with stereotypes and discrimination on the basis of sex. Even with the high level of success reached by numerous female athletes of many different sports, male athletes always seem to have the upper hand. Whether it is pay, media, support, gear, or playing grounds, one sex always has the better of the two. Male athletes dominate a field that truly is shared by both sexes. What if we treated male athletes the way we treat female athletes? That is a world hard to imagine, and honestly, it shouldn't be. Through female athletes sharing their stories of unfair treatment and pay, sexism and generations of inequality in sports can be overcome.

In today's life in sports men and women have come to points where women would like to participate in male athletic activities. Me as a male agree that a females have the right to play basketball or baseball alongside men. There might be a few moments when a sport might be too difficult or dangerous for a female depending on their physical or mental state. But there are rule benders out there that can fix that problem. woman have a fighting chance they just have to use it at their advantage in ways as staying fit and healthy on the same level as male athlete depending on the sport.

The nine principles of sports governance each play an important role in the operations of sports entities, but I believe the two most important policies are Solidarity and Transparency and Communication. Solidarity, in relation to sports, refers to fair distribution of revenues so that competitions are not one sided and all teams have the opportunity to recruit talented athletes. The NFL and NBA do a very good job with solidarity. Both of these leagues have revenue sharing, which helps improve competitive balance across the league. (Miller) If these two leagues didn’t have revenue sharing and no salary cap, all the best players would drift towards the larger market teams because they generate more money. (Miller) In the NBA especially, the small market teams wouldn’t be able to develop their young players who have a chance to be stars because they wouldn’t be able to pay them

For example, as we saw in the film “Girl Fight,” one obvious problem with the girl attempting to train to box was the lack of resources for her. She could not share the locker room with the boys, and had to make do with a run-down storage closet instead. Another problem that is brought up when individuals participate in non-traditional sports for their sexes is about how the game is actually played. For example, if a female were to play ice hockey on a team of boys, would she be treated as an equal in the game? Would the boys be willing to hit and check her like they would do to the boys in the game? Or would they be extra hard on her and take advantage of the fact that she was playing in the game to try to score more goals? Achieving a level of total equality is a

Men Vs. Women in Professional Sports      Ever since the ancient Greece, men have held athletic competitions or sports. It is only in modern times that women have had an opportunity to compete. Most sports still don’t have men and women directly competing against one another. In the past athletic instructors adapted the rules to make sports less physically taxing for women. For instance in basketball, to ensure that girls maintain proper decorum, they were forbidden from snatching the ball and dribbling it more than three times in row. Females would not be considered strong enough to play a full-court basketball game until 1971. Women have struggled to be taken seriously as athletes for more than two centuries.