Gender Stereotypes In Sports

In today’s society most people view softball as the female equivalent to baseball but is it really? Due to social norms it is widely accepted as true. Girls who may have started off by playing baseball with their local neighborhood friends usually have become fully adapted and successful in a softball career by high school. Because of social conditioning most parents and children do not realize that it is acceptable for girls to play on boys baseball teams if there is not an all girls baseball team

There has always been a stigma between boys and girls, between their love of the ball game. have you ever seen a professional baseball player try to hit off an Olympian softball pitcher it's crazy how similar the sport is, but crazy different the pitching styles are.

In the world of sports it started off that girls could never play sports and then in 1972 a public law called Title IX came to existence which allowed girls to play sports but not with boys. Today the question is asked should girls play on boys’ sports teams? One would think that girls should not play with boys on a sports team because boys are just naturally taller and stronger than women and they would dominate the girls in a fully contact sport. Another may think that if a girl is truly capable to play on an all boys’ sports team, then she should not be denied the opportunity to try out for an all boys’ team. Some other people may believe that sports at younger ages should remain co-ed because boys and girls body types are still

Although many people may think that boys and girls should not be on the same team, it should be a right and privilege. Girls and boys should have the choice whether or not to play on the same teams. Not only is it more entertaining, but it is an act of our freedom to play with whoever they pick.

It is true that some men's teams have been cut due to the inability to meet the requirements of Title IX. In actuality, It is not because of Title IX, but because of low budgets and administrative decisions. An alternative would be to reduce the funds that go into publicity sports, such as football and baseball. Many argue that adding women's teams does not work. While it is true that some schools have been unsuccessful in the past, A lot of schools have managed to accomplish this. Even Marbella and Wells cite that ¨Schools such as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore have started women's bowling teams¨. Though some people may argue that it does more harm than good, Title IX should remain in action.

As stated previously, women have a much lower interest in competing in athletics, statistically speaking. For example, high schools must also obey the regulations put into play by Title IX by offering the same number of sports teams for each gender, thus giving high school students equal opportunities to participate in athletics. However, even though both male and females are offered the same opportunities, 1.4 million fewer females choose to compete in high school sports than males. Based on recent reports from the 2010-11 academic year from the state high school athletic associations from all 50 states, sports participation among genders is approximately 4.5 million boys, or 60% of total participation, as compared to approximately 3.1 million girls, or only 40% of total participation.(Toporek) Although this statistic clearly

Many people enjoy watching sports, but primarily men received the chance to participate in athletics until the passage of Title IX. The MARGARET Fund of the National Women’s Law Center (2016) states that “only 1 in 27 girls played high school sports”

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.

Women can be just as good as men in sports, they just have to work a little bit harder because of the obstacles presented to them. Also, women’s inclusion in male dominated sports like major league baseball have nothing to do with their performance but with sexism. In 1931, a 17 year old girl by the name of Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in the same day. A few days later her contract was voided with the excuse that women were too delicate to play. If little boys and girls played in coed sports from the beginning other than a few choice teams in elementary school there would be

Some girls can not take a hit, so she will get hurt and start to cry. Most girls can’t even throw a football. Some of them can, but not most of them. It is okay, if it's just a few girls outside playing, but not if it’s a whole team. Like at recess, you can only play two hand touch football, so the teachers will allow it.

Because many schools have a limited amount of activities girls can participate in, and girls can be just as competitive as boys, girls should be allowed to go out for boys sports. The first reason why girls should be allowed to join boys sports is because all girls that participate in boy sports would be taught to have a better sense of determination. Having a sense of determination is

Some girls also feel that doing this can help girls by strengthening the girls As stated in sports and athletics they say, “Playing seven years with boys ‘sharpened my skills’” (52). With the evidence provided in above as you can see some people would say there are multiple reasons to why girls should be allowed to play on sports teams it would help us save money Boys and girls playing together on teams would be less expensive, because it would be one coed team instead of two separate

I believe that girls playing with boy’s sports teams will bring different strengths to the team. As said by Hannah S. “Both the girls and the boys learn lessons from it. The girls learn to be more competitive, and the boys learn to be more cooperative.” People don’t want girls to play with the boys because they think girls will get hurt, but girls get hurt while playing with girls, anyway. I don’t think girls should be judged on how they look, but on how they play. If a girl has the strength and commitment to play on boys sports teams why not let them

The sports world has been a new area where women are recognized. In previous times women’s sports were almost non-existent. In schools many girl teams did not receive adequate funds for uniforms and equipment. Boys sports were much more popular, such as football or basketball. If a girl wanted to play a guy sport she would be labeled as a

Football is viewed as such a masculine sport, because of the tradition of men always playing it. As well as being such a tough sport it is how men test each other. I feel the main reason it seems such a masculine sport is the tradition that men have always played it so when a girl wants to play it seems abnormal, and should not happen. For example in the movie the Quarterback Princess the people of the town did not like that she want to play. The main thing to point out in that movie is that the Center’s dad that talked to the coach every week admitted her ability to throw however just because she was female did not want her to play simply because its “unnatural”. The other reason the game has become so masculine is the test of a man’s power against one another to compare someone to someone else to see if you are a stronger warrior in battle or on the field. Men have always loved competition since the beginning of time whether that was in war or in some type of sport football is just another outlet to test your manhood.