Women's Equality In High School Sports

An on going issue facing education today is the growing controversial topic of gender equality in sports participation and it’s so call quota for achieving equality. The most notable action that has taken place as women continue to strive towards equality in the athletic realm is what is known as, Title IX. The basic ideas underlying Title IX are that “if an institution sponsors an athletics program, it must provide equal athletic opportunities for members of both sexes.” (Yoshida p.3) Simply put, Title IX attempts to achieve “equality” of funding for male and female athletes. The problem with this idea of complete “equality” is that no one agrees as to what

For as long as anyone can remember, fairness and equality have always mattered. So why should we stop now? Women should be allowed to play football if that is what they desire. If someone asked you, “ If you saw a woman on a football field, what would she be doing?” Most of you would answer, “She would be a cheerleader”. That is a stereotypical answer that

Traditionally women were viewed as equipped to participate in sports, and their involvement was viewed as unfeminine and undesirable. This Article Examples the women were viewed as unfeminine to the sports that men play and undesirable. Young girls who are given an early opportunity to participate in sports may be more prepared for the male in classrooms. Even though women have often been relegated to second-hand citizenship in the same socializing, integration, statues, and recognition that benefit male athletes. (By; Sandra L. Hanson)

There has always been that stereotype of boys being more athletic than girls. The gender segregation of sports reflects more than just physical differences between men and women. It reflects the way men think about women and sports. When someone throws a baseball in a nonathletic way, a friend would yell, “Stop throwing like a girl!” Being reminded of this

Sports have been a large part of society throughout history. They have brought out happiness, joy, hard work, determination, and teamwork in the individuals that have participated in them. However, there have been negatives involved with sports throughout history also, including gender roles, which are defined as the public image of being a particular gender that a person presents to others. These roles have been created by society and passed down from generation to generation, informing one another of false beliefs that say that one gender, usually males, are better than females. In sports, these often say that women have significantly lower performance levels, show less drive and that women see competition as unnecessary. In reviewing the initial beliefs and problems before Title IX, the role of Title IX, the problems still existing today, and the modern movement, it is seen that progress has been made, but also that there is also more to do.

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

Parents today are raising their daughters to know that they can do anything that the boys can do. Parents encourage young girls to play the sports that they want and to give it their all. Their parents tell them if they want to play sports at the college level, then they will have to work hard all the time, keep their grades up, and prove to others that they have what it takes to succeed at the college level. When young women grow up, struggle, work hard and accomplish their goals, they expect to be treated with respect. Unfortunately, they will not be treated the same way as the men who are playing that sport. When did this inequality start for our daughters? In elementary school? In high school? Chances are our daughters did face different

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”

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

Our founding fathers established this nation on the values that all men are created equal and should have an equal opportunity for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In most regards, these values are still hold true. However, if one had to chose a setting in which these were at the most risk, public high schools would be the obvious answer. The injustices occur throughout many aspects of the school, from classrooms to the lunchroom to the locker room, and the glaring example is that all high school sports are not created equal.

“Since the passage of Title IX in 1972, girls' participation in high school sports has increased dramatically,[11] by one estimate by more than 900%.” (HORWITZ ACL). The sports participation from females is great, but females playing sports means more knee injuries. It is the injury rate that comes with females playing hard core sports. Females who are involved in sports that include twisting and turning ( almost all), are more likely to be injury prone than males playing the same sport (Lippincott). Females are more injury prone as they mature. On a female, the knee is one of the most vulnerable part of the body for many reasons.

Since the beginning, the fight between what gender is superior has broken throughout all the history. The problem has always been the way society/parents teaches their kids to act in certain ways towards others, creating a partial version of male chauvinism, either in work, at school, a public place, even at sports. As said in work.chron.com “Male chauvinism is an attitude that causes men to talk about women and behave toward them in a certain way, mostly like inferiors to them”. This can be seen from multiple perspectives since in some ways almost everyone has thought at least once that girls are incapable of doing the same activities that require the physical strength that a boy can develop and be capable of doing, such as competing against each other in sports. The focus in this case will be on the reasons for which the girls should or should not be integrated as equals in sports with men.

Sports become stereotyped as gender-neutral, feminine, or masculine based on conceptions regarding gender, gender differences, and beliefs about the appropriateness of participation due to gender (Colley et al., 1987; Csizma, Wittig, & Schurr, 1988; Koivula, 1995; Matteo, 1986). Sports labeled as feminine seem to be those that allow women participants to act in accordance with the stereotyped expectations of femininity (such as being graceful and nonagressive) and that provide for beauty and aesthetic pleasure (based on largely male standards). A sport is labeled as masculine if it involves the following: 1) attempts to physically overpower the opponent(s) by bodily contact; 2) a direct use of bodily force to a heavy object; 3) a

In the last one hundred years women have made tremendous inroads in many facets of life. Of that there can be little doubt. Women may now hold jobs, own property and participate in professional sports. Today women can compete in sports, once a vestige of male domination; there is now room for women in that arena. But even today women in sports are not portrayed in the same light as their male counterparts. To a large degree this is because of today's cultural ideal of women.

“You throw like a girl” this observable phenomenon is intended as an insult. But what does it mean to be “like a girl”? When did being a girl receive a negative connotation? Because people live in a sexist society, all girls are considered almost physically handicapped. Oftentimes guys believe that they are better at athletics based on the fact that they are males. Reasoning that someone is better at something based on gender, is sexist. Sports empower women giving them confidence and strength in the face of discrimination, sexism and objectification in society. This Paper will explain how girls around the world are beating sexism by beating superstition. Showing how women are empowering themselves through sports. By doing sports women gain freedom, power, strength, respect and dignity. Women athletics are defeating discrimination and closing the gap between men and women around the world.