Women's sports

Sports is a powerful force in society today.  People of all ages and both sexes watch and participate in different sports in increasing numbers.  Equal opportunity to participate in sports seems like a right that is natural and would be a common sense issue, but unfortunately this has not always been the case.  In 1972 Congress enacted the Education Amendments of 1972, this contains Title IX which was intended to ensure that discrimination based on sex was eliminated.  The area that this has had

Issue: Do women deserve to be paid equally to men in Professional sport? Payment in sports is a controversial issue when concerning Gender. Many different opinions arise when debating this issues, with there being no clear answers on what is fair and justified. Sport has being a male dominated activity for hundreds of years but with a growing interest and participation in female sport debate needs to occur into the way forward with pay and gender. While some state that women work just as hard and

Women opportunities for competitive sports were very limited, their sport was considered recreational rather than an actual sport, due to the fact that they were not competitive and there were less rules. Title IX required society to acknowledge women sports on an equal term to that of men. There are students participating in university sports, and these programs make an excessive amount of money from selling the teams merchandise and tickets. There are apparel lines primarily based on athletic wear

club registration fees, and high transportation cost (high cost of fuel and bus pass/tickets). All these services require upfront payments before participants are allowed to play. Facilities participants identified to influence their participation in sports are: equipment, apparels, and gear. Inability to afford these facilities means the person will not be able to play. For example in ice hockey, if a participant

female) entering a non-traditional sport for their gender/sex (eg women who enter body building, power lifting, boxing; men who enter synchronized swimming or field hockey)? Throughout history it is clear that not only women, but both genders have faced seemingly insurmountable barriers when attempting to break into a sport that is not "proper" or stereotypical for their gender to participate in. Though as a society we are making strides towards equality in sport, such as the advent of Title IX,

Obstacles to Women 's Participation in Sports The obstacles to women’s participation in sports are categorised into three and these are financial, non-support and time. Financial Influence Findings from the study indicate that playing sport requires an ability to pay for facilities and services. Participants complain that the high cost involved in paying for the facilities serve as a deterrent to their sports participation especially for those who have limited income. Non-affordability and

one prong is favored (Reynolds July 11, 2003). The three-prong test also makes it clear that it is not Title IX that is forcing the cut backs in men's sports but those put in a place of decision making at each institution who chose how it is that they want to comply with Title IX's three-prong test. In some cases a schools decision to cut sports in order to comply with Title IX has lead to a lawsuit. An example of this would be Miami University. The university formed a committee to address the issue

The media portrayal of sports has changed immensely over the years. Before, women’s sports were nonexistent and the only reports revolved solely on male athletes and their sports. Then women started to develop their own place in the sports industry. Yet still, with the emergence of professional female athletes in the media, coverage was still slim to none. “Since the media are seen as reflecting what is important and has prestige, especially in western society, this severe underrepresentation is

Ruining Women’s Sports The destruction of women’s sports is on the rise, because males are identifying themselves as females and competing with an unfair advantage. The biological men are causing a controversial problem around the world. These men are breaking records and winning competitions in wrestling, weightlifting, track, softball, volleyball, basketball, mixed martial arts, and more. Requesting equality, the Transgenders are angry about the regulations, but men are bigger and stronger than

Are men’s and women’s sports treated equal? The reason I chose to ask this question is because I am a female involved in sports. To me, sports are everything. You meet new people, you spend time doing something you love, and you create some of the best memories. Sports shape people into who they are and for some it becomes their life, but they aren’t all treated equally. A personal example is during girls hockey games there has seemed to be less people than the boys’ hockey games. This doesn’t just