Imbalance Case Studies

Sexism has played its part in many different work environments for quite some time. It especially raises big conversation, and an ongoing problem in the sports industry. Not only does it affect the women who work in the industry, but also homosexuals, and minorities. For so long sexism has been a topic of discussion, but no real attempts at change have been made. If there was more protection for woman and players who work in sports, it could help to get women more involved in the field, establish rules that will protect people from sexism, and diminish some of the controversy between the two opposing sexes.

The discussion of fairness between men and women is a constant topic. It is a controversial subject that has been debated by people far and wide. But to be more specific, what is the fairness between men and women in professional sports? In the essay “Who You Callin’ a Lady?” by Kathleen Deveny, Deveny explores the level of attention and consequences that men versus women receive in professional sports. Deveney claims that women in professional sports are given more attention and shame for the bad things that they do on the field during their sports games and are given worse punishments than the men.

"Gender Oppression Involving Men's and Women's Sports." : Analysis of a Scholarly Source: Equal Pay? Not on the Basketball Court" by David Woods. N.p., 28 Oct. 2014. Web. 28 Oct. 2015. .

In the world of sports there are many spectators from around the world who invest their time and money in their favorite sports teams. The debate over the equality for men and women in sports has been a popular topic amongst people, especially with the rise in women playing sports. According to the article “Where Girls Are Missing Out on High School Sports”, the number of women playing college-level sports today is more than five times as high as it was in 1972. Despite all the praise for the success in women playing professional sports, there is one underlying dilemma that has been receiving much attention in the media. Nevertheless, there is an extreme pay gap between men and women playing in professional sports that should be fixed because

Woman sports leadership associations are mainly male dominant and on the Women’s sports league panels are a small amount of women representing the associations. This is shown in the West Tiger’s rugby league club as they only have around 30% of female participants at each of their conferences. “The chair of the West Tigers rugby league club, Marina

Gender representation and in particular misrepresentation is a key issue within sport and media today as female coverage of sport is overlooked in all forms of mainstream media. This issue is what we, as a group of 3, had to tackle and present to our academic peers in a student led seminar session. The issue derives from the main theme of sport and media and their relationship but could also be said to have direct links to other themes such as sport and (in) equality. Gender representation comes under both media and equality in terms of broader topics because it is the concern of the media to help broadcast more female sport and raise awareness of the inequality which exists to the wide audience it has to target, this doesn’t happen enough currently. Research by Cooky et al. (2013) suggests that female sports coverage on ESPN sport takes up around 3% of coverage time which is a shocking disparity compared to men’s coverage on the same channel. It also found that 0 news stories on WNBA were published out of season across multiple news channels while the NBA had 72 stories. Studying this topic is particularly important to understand historically and culturally why this problem exists as well as to look at the negative ideologies which exist within sports media around the subject of gender representation.

Sports are one of the great American pastimes, but the reality is that sports have encouraged a very distinct separation between males and females in the American society. The attitudes acquired through sports are learned on the field and breached into the real world to create conflict between the sexes. The issue of gender inequality goes far beyond the sports world, yet male dominated organizations form and support the sexes. With this separation of sexes we see the social and cultural strain on athletes participating in opposite gender sports, because society frowns on women participating in male dominated sports.

Throughout history, gender inequality has shown to be an issue across the globe, especially in the workplace. Men have always had a greater and more powerful presence in careers of all kinds. Today, in the sports marketing industry, this proves to be true as women constantly battle to make advances within their companies and outshine their male colleagues. The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of the “gender gap” in the business world, specifically sports marketing for the National Football League and how this issue may be solved: by presenting a sense of self-confidence in professional women.

The 2015 Women’s World Cup was a big step forward for women’s soccer around the world. The treatment of women in general has not been where it should be. In today’s modern world, there is a huge pay differential in the work force. In both collegiate and pro sports, there is also an unnecessary gap between men and women’s sports. In women’s soccer specifically, the women have always received the short end of the stick. FIFA has viewed the women’s team as not equal as the men’s. The world’s view of women’s sports shows that women are still thought to be inferior to men. The field conditions of men’s soccer versus women’s soccer are not equal, either. Women have not been treated the same as men in international soccer since the beginning of the

Soccer is a sport that many know and love. It has been globalized through the ages, and has brought many people enjoyment by watching, and playing the sport. While soccer has brought many people from around the world together, it has also driven a wedge between males and females in society. This sport is controversial for many reasons. It brings about controversy because of the fact that some people can clearly identify the separation of equitable treatment between the genders, while others are oblivious to this idea. Many people from around the world have joined in on this topic. This not only shows the connection of globalization to the gender inequalities, but it shows the link between

Females generally are at risk of not benefiting from sports because of a lack of participation (Crouter, 2011). Women are deprived because of inequitable access to sports facilities and limited opportunities to participate in sports (Bailey et al 2005). There is limited support in terms of funding and media coverage for womens’ sport (Parliamentary Committee Council of Europe, 2005). Media support for men’s sport is greater than for women’s sport. This situation tends to undermine women participating in sports (Duncan and Hasbrook 1988). Alongside dealing with problems related to stereotyping, women athletes can expect less financial reward than their male counterparts - there are pay inequities (WFS 2011) and extremely unequal funding (Women 's Sports Foundation 2011). Liang (2011) argued that due to socialization, parents seek out male coaches for their daughters because of a general belief in the superiority of male knowledge in sports. Theberge (2000) suggests excellence in sports has been narrowly defined in terms that generally suit male athletes and hence, the perpetuation of male authority (Watson 1993; Messner 1994). Due to the nature of socialization and stereotyping, it seems that women equally hold to the belief that men know more about sports (Burke 2001). The notion that women face challenges because sports is predominantly a man’s world is supported by Woodward’s (2008) experience of not being welcome in the boxing gym because she was a

According to FIFA statistics, there are 26 million girls and women in 180 countries who play football. The first World Championship was held in 1991 in China. FIFA’s records show that in the last 10 years, women’s participation in football has increased by 210% in the USA, by 250% in Switzerland and by 160% in Germany. These are positives, although the level of sports media coverage remains very low. It is also clear that gender imbalance in SGB governing structures is now firmly on the agenda and there is some recognition that balanced boards make good business sense. The IOC (International Olympic Committee) has recognised that targeting only changes in the gender ratio may not be sufficient to increase the number of women on sport governing

With the rise of feminism, gender inequality has been quite the topic in todays time. With the wanting of equal rights and treatment it has been pointed out as per which all places males have the hegemonic overview and women are the oppressed; one of the areas where its unequal in gender is in sport. This paper will examine and break down the issues regarding sex and gender biases within sports in modern day media and how it can be resolved.

"Is Sport Sexist? Six Sports Where Men & Women Are Still Set Apart." BBC Sport. N.p., 18 Sept. 2014. Web. 04 May 2016.

Once established in a career within this industry, women have a greater chance of leaving their profession prematurely, primarily due to high levels of stress due to intense scrutiny of their work and the complications of the work-life balance. These are both problems that men are less likely to face on as extreme a level as women are. The comparatively shorter sports media careers of women further contributes to reason that women are less likely to be in higher positions of management in their respective organizations. The entirety of this same narrative applies universally, regardless of location, the sport, or the league level being covered. There are many possible solutions that have been put forward by scholars and professionals, with extensive knowledge of the industry, on how to curb this constraint of women succeeding within sports media, however they have either not been implemented successfully or at all.