Gender Inequality in Professional Basketball: Rhetorical Analysis The NBA and WNBA give the equal opportunity of playing professional basketball to both men and women, but the ages at which they are allowed to start their career differ. These age eligibility rules are believed by some to give an unequal opportunity to female basketball players. In the article, “Hoop Dreams Deferred: The WNBA, The NBA, And The Long-Standing Gender Inequality At The Game’s Highest Level”, N. Jeremi Duru discusses
Running head: INEQUALITIES FOR WOMEN IN SPORTS Inequalities for Women in Sports T’Keyah Thomas Georgia Southern University Sociology 1101 October 18, 2015 Sociology 1101: Reasearch Proposal Inequalities for Women in Sports Introduction: As an adolescent, I was very interested in sports. In fact, sports were all around me. I was usually the tallest of my friends, therefore I was faced with more opportunities concerning sports. The main sports I played were basketball and softball
hardly any sports in which she seems able to do it”. An abundance of people today believe that women are not worthy of receiving the same treatment in sports as men for this reason. First of all, there has been a law signed which is against gender inequality in athletics, but a bountiful amount of schools, including high schools and colleges, are not in compliance with it, and have not lost federal funding from not satisfying with it. Secondly, it is rare to see women's sports be recognized in the news
experienced it myself through basketball in high school. While the gym would be full for any of the boys’ games, our games had very little support with almost empty bleachers. When it comes to the professional level, when women’s sports do get covered by the media, most people judge female athletes more on their looks rather than their athletic skill, which is negative and unfair. Duru, N. Jeremi. “Hoop Dreams Deferred: The WNBA, The NBA, And The Long-Standing Gender Inequality At The Game’s Highest Level
media, they are also given fewer opportunities in comparison to their male counterparts. With evidence through studies, there is little room for argument regarding the validity of gender inequality
The Epic of America stated that the american dream is “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone no matter what race, or religion with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement (Congress 1). It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable (Congress 1). Thomas Wolfe said, "to every man, regardless
Gender inequality has become an ongrowing issue in today’s society. This issue begun in early history and has grown over time. In early days it simply began as women not being able to vote or not being able to work. This has improved over time and now women have gained those rights, but there are still inequalities in today’s society between genders. When most people think of gender inequality they automatically think of women. Men have also started to become victims of gender inequality. Men
has created. Gender inequality is especially common to occur in sexism and discrimination against women in sport. Discrimination and sexism in sport occurs to women
many different groups that are available for us to become a part of. There is rarely a football, baseball, or basketball team available for a little girl to join at such a young age. It is automatically assumed that because of the roles we are expected to play, that only the little boys would be interested in these types of sports. At such a young age, we have experienced gender inequality in sports. Little girls are then forced to join cheerleader teams. Early on, little girls are trained to stay
Men and Women Inequality Men and women inequality has been a controversial issue in today’s society due to affecting women’s well-being. Discrimination in workplaces, financial issues, lack of rights, limited access to education and partial opportunities in building a career are all results of gender inequality. The cause of this social issue began early in history when women did not have the right to vote. In previous times, women stayed at home and cleaned, cooked, and took care of children while