Gender Inequalities In Sports
Women have come a long way in the world of sports since Title IX, however gender inequality still exists in society today. Many women are discriminated against in many sports, at the professional level women receive less pay than men in many different sports, and at all levels women receive less media coverage than most men in sports. I intend to examine the gender inequalities that exist in sports today. Gender inequalities that exist in sports today include discrimination in positions obtained, discrimination in pay, and discrimination in the media. In American history women have always been discriminated against, however in the last 100 years women have made tremendous strides. In 1920, women gained the right to vote by the 19th amendment.
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The traditional approach to women and sports view that women are fitting for sporting activities that emulate the aesthetic side of sports such as gymnastics, ice skating, and cheerleading, along with the notion that females should no participate in sports with high physical activities such as wrestling, football or rugby (Gender Bias). Title IX focuses on equal opportunity in sports; it does not focus on equal opportunities in certain sports. For example, American football does not have another sport, which is equivalent for females, so females are suppose to seek out other options such as volleyball or field hockey. However, options do not always mean equal (Gender Bias). This gender bias does not occur because there is no football team for women to participate on, but because of gender typing (Gender Bias). Gender bias has to do with the attitudes of what defines masculinity and femininity. Gender typing appears early during a girl’s development, “it is the attributing qualities, characteristics, attributes, temperaments, demeanor and behavior due to a gender” (Gender Bias). Gender typing leads to making generalization on how a person should act based on their gender. Gender typing leads to making the generalization about football as a predominantly male sport, which women should not take part
The traditional approach to women and sports view that women are fitting for sporting activities that emulate the aesthetic side of sports such as gymnastics, ice skating, and cheerleading, along with the notion that females should no participate in sports with high physical activities such as wrestling, football or rugby (Gender Bias). Title IX focuses on equal opportunity in sports; it does not focus on equal opportunities in certain sports. For example, American football does not have another sport, which is equivalent for females, so females are suppose to seek out other options such as volleyball or field hockey. However, options do not always mean equal (Gender Bias). This gender bias does not occur because there is no football team for women to participate on, but because of gender typing (Gender Bias). Gender bias has to do with the attitudes of what defines masculinity and femininity. Gender typing appears early during a girl’s development, “it is the attributing qualities, characteristics, attributes, temperaments, demeanor and behavior due to a gender” (Gender Bias). Gender typing leads to making generalization on how a person should act based on their gender. Gender typing leads to making the generalization about football as a predominantly male sport, which women should not take part