Women In Sports Ethics

Recreation and sport is historically known as a manly practice all around the world. Sport is typically associated with males that have led to the stereotype of sport equaling masculinity (Obenour, 2002, p. 2). A lot has changed when it comes to gender roles but it seems still to this day that women have less power than men, this is noticeable in recreation and sport in the 21st century. There has been a decrease in athletic leadership positions at the youth and college levels occupied by women ever since Title IX was passed in 1972. Research shows that female coaches has decreased by 48% and is still decreasing at a rapid rate (Blom, 2011, p. 54).

At times, it was commonly believed women were not physically long distance we as a society lose if we tolerate violence against women or similarly marginalized populations for any reason. This article talks about the issues of how women can’t play sports and how sports are for men but I feel that sports are for women and men because everybody deserves a chance to play a sport. Women all ages should feel comfortable playing sports and participating in school sports to. (By: Sage, Learn)

Twenty-seven Division I colleges participated in a study where researchers found male athletes received almost six hundred dollars more in scholarships than female athletes and coaches of male teams earned around 190,000 dollars more than coaches of female teams (Kenschaft & Clark, 2016: 355). To earn almost 200,000 dollars more for coaching males instead of females, is only contributing to the sexist theories of women in sports. We wonder why so many female teams cannot find strong coaches but they are all headed to coach the men’s teams to receive more money. The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team received two million dollars for winning the 2015 Women’s World Cup, while

Ladies like Becky Hammon, Spurs assistant coach, Nancy Lieberman, Kings assistant coach, Jen Welter, Cardinals assistant coaching intern, and Kathryn Smith, Bills special teams quality control coach, have made their mark that females can coach in male dominant sports. Stereotypes are a widely labeled image or idea of a person or thing and a misconception is formed from a stereotype but based on an opinion that's incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking. The reason why we have stereotypes and misconceptions are because people judge others based on what they see over and over again and they just assume that everyone's like that. This is way there's barely any female coaches because people think that if a female coached they won’t be taken

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.

How is it fair that a men’s college basketball team is able to be transported on planes and dine on steak, while a women’s team from the same college, travels in a van and eats fast food? It’s not, but this occurs often nowadays even with laws passed preventing this type of discrimination. In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, which prohibits discrimination against girls and women in federally funded education, including athletic programs (Kiernan 3). Many schools and colleges have not been able to comply with the Title IX standards mostly because of money. Some of the problems in high schools and colleges consist of insufficient scholarships for girls, not enough coaching jobs, a lack of equipment, and a limited amount of supplies. Not only

In the article “All Guts, No Glory” by Molly M. Ginty she talks about the struggles and the strengths of what women had to do in the 1900’s and how people looked at them. Also how there looks can be used for different reasons. Men have strengths and weaknesses to. Some jobs are more fitted to a man than a woman, such as a man would have better skills and have better natural instincts on being a car mechanic rather than a woman would. I believe that a man would be a better sports coach to any type of sports. A man would have more respect in the locker room if he coached a men’s or women’s team. Other cases of a woman coaching a man’s sport, is she might be looked down on and would take time to ge4t

Throughout many years there has been a great change of gender roles of men and women in our society, and especially in the world of sports. Over the last couple years female athletes have really strived to gaining equal representation and media coverage as much as the male athletes do. Female athletes are also starting to participate in more male dominated sports such as, MMA, hockey and even golf. These few sports have been perceived as “manly sports” which usually makes women feel that they shouldn't participate because they're not masculine enough. Even though there are many female athletes who feel discouraged to playing “manly sports” there are also plenty of female athletes who are trying to show younger generations that it's okay to participate and compete in sports that aren't necessarily “feminine sports”. The way that gender roles have been affecting sports for a long time are through behaviors, stereotypes and the perception of male and female athletes.

I once had a soccer coach who told me to “man up” when I came off the soccer field with a swollen, black eye. He asked me if I was going to “cry like a girl” or get back in my position on the field. Being a fourteen year old girl, I cried. But I returned to the field and continued playing. From recreation league to intercollegiate athletics, the one thing my coaches had in common was that they were male. I play on various teams: soccer, volleyball, rugby, cycling, and basketball, but never once did I have a female coach. Studies show that female athletes who did not have a female coach are less likely to go into the coaching profession (cite). Despite this statistic, I started coaching youth soccer, basketball, and swim teams when I was in college. I did not seek out a coaching positon and had little confidence in my abilities to guide a team, but a parent volunteer approached me and asked if I would volunteer as an assistant and be an athletic role model.

women don’t coach as much, but it all depends on the female herself and what her goals are. If someone is driven enough to want to be head coach and make a difference, she should definitely be allowed to. Again, things have changed in regards to males and females. It used to be dad works while mom stays home with the kids and cooks and cleans. Nowadays, most women are working as well and so, they share the duties of the house with the husband. Women can do as much as men can do, and I think it’s awesome to hear women step up in jobs that they aren’t particularly seen

Today, women are not given the same options as men in holding sports administrative positions, especially coaching positions. According to Expert Sports Performance, Title IX of 1972 (a law stating that any school receiving Federal funds cannot differentiate based on sex) was surprisingly the reason that many women lost their coaching jobs due to the restructuring of their athletic departments. Before Title IX was implemented, the majority of women’s collegiate teams were coached by females. The article states, “The most recent stats from 2012 reveal a significant drop. Now only 42% of women’s collegiate teams are led by women” (Loren Fogelman). Startlingly, the gender gap is continuously increasing because it is not practical for women to coach men’s sports teams and the percent of women that coach men’s teams barely hits 3%. Also, gender demographics of women in sports administrative positions in college show that only one in five athletic directors are women. Some may argue that this makes sense since the college sport that surpasses all others is football and women have little experience with this sport. However, physical participation in the sport should not be the basis for determining advancement in sports administrative positions. The chief factor should be the person, whether male or female, who will carry out the job responsibilities more effectively and competently.

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.

But even today women athletes are not on equal footing with men. Women are not permitted to be masculine, they can be athletes but they need to keep their femininity intact. Even a great athlete like Babe Didrickson was forced to change her image to suit our culture's sense of what a woman should be. And while a women may be given endorsements she is expected to look a certain way we she does them. She may sweat on the field or the court but not on camera.

Women. Men. They are both a unique and special being that is on earth. In a perfect society, men and women would have the same physical strength and they would be completely equal. The idea of women and men being able to play against each other is wonderful but realistically it might not work out as great. Of course, women can do anything men can do, but in a competitive situation like this, the results of this change could bring forth more negative impacts than positive ones. In professional sports, women and men should be kept separate due to being biologically different and because of the possibility of the quality of the performances in the sports decreasing.

Women have always been the minority in the world even today: that is in the work force or even in sports. Title IX, an act that was made by the United States Congress in 1972, said that no one should be denied to play, receive financial aid, or discriminate to any education program or activity that pertains to only one sex (Senne 1). This act was a step towards improving female participation and lessening discrimination, but the stereotypes that most of society believes in still exist. This is one of the main reasons why women are discriminated when it comes to sports; by limited payroll, limited media coverage, and stereotypes.