Women's Tennis Association

however sports were perceived inappropriate which would put their femininity in question and put their health at risk (Lumpkin, 2013). Women faced many challenges along the way, but gradually they begin to fight for their rights of gender equality and women’s rights in sports and started participating in collegiate sports. Females were not allowed to play colligate sports until the late nineteenth century, because society was much less accepting of the notion of women athletes. Small steps were taken

When other female tennis players were asked if they would become more muscular to improve their tennis game, most of them said no, claiming that they still wanted to look like a woman. Their saying this implied that the Williams sisters appearance made them less of a woman. The Williams sisters are one the most recent black female athletes to have their femininity questioned. In the 2012 Summer Olympics South Africa’s Caster Semenya after winning in her event was defamed because people claimed that

dedication, determination, and talent. Serena Williams is a champion because she has all of these qualities. Since childhood tennis has been a part of her life, she went from diapers to tennis skirts. Family, mainly her father, has been her main influence. She’s gone through major losses as well as some major accomplishments. Serena William’s childhood and how she grew up, her tennis career, as well as her influence for women and athletes everywhere has shaped

best woman soccer play ever. And the best basketball player of all time, Chamique Holdsclaw. Women can achieve a lot of things if they put their minds to it and if there is a bit more encouragement towards women sports. The women's sport foundations was founded in 1974 with a purposed to advancing the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity.

Activist for equal wages and women’s rights. Lead the fight against the pay gap and paved the way for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act by bringing a discrimination lawsuit against the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to the Supreme Court (Ledbetter, 2011; Ledbetter & Isom, 2012)

equal opportunities in sports for women. Female athletes have been competing in sports since the late 1800s and early 1900s. With the establishment of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 1997, the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) in 2001, Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) in 1950, and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) in 1973 female athletes were able to compete professionally.

She had to design four new collections for Fred Perry. The first of thesewere a 17-piece women's wear line, to be released as autumn collection. Winehouse is not the first musician to work with the fashion brand. Paul Weller and Damon Albarn have also designed for the company. It is hoped that Winehouse will bring her 'edgy' style to the brand

The documentary discusses how media coverage of women's sport works to reinforce the traditional stereotypes of both masculinity and femininity. There has been both widespread acceptance and movement of women in sports but at the same time there has been an increase in backlash about women's success and their presence. The documentary states that sports and sports media are traditionally masculine domains and the media

According to Newman, sexism refers to “a system of beliefs that asserts the inferiority of one sex and that justifies discrimination based on gender.” This sexism has a large impact on the daily life of a women through things like social interactions, power differentials, and violence against women. Institutional sexism refers to the “subordination of “women that is part of the everyday workings of economics, law, politics, and other social institutions.” The media is one institution that communicates

controlled and played by men, with women often being left in the shadows lacking the same degree of acknowledgement by the media and society as a whole. Billie Jean King, a world famous tennis player throughout the second half of the twentieth century was determined to change this stigma. She was not only a tennis player, but an activist for female equality and by merging these two passions together she has helped to make great strides in the equality of women. Throughout her career she had to stand