Gender Involvement In Sports

Aside from women being absent in the historical development of sports, nations are fighting to bridge the gap between genders when it some to sport. As women grew more interested in sports the uphill battle for their involvement in sports began. Gender involvement in sport no matter what country stems from the gender inequities that are in society. There are people that believe that men are born with a predisposition to be involved and follow sports. Also, there are hypothesis that state that men are more likely to be involved in activities that are combative and involves team play (Deaner & Smith, 2012). Women aren’t viewed as playing the sports that involves contact amongst the players.
The United States is a country that is making effort …show more content…
The young girls are associated with the stereotype of the women being the main caregivers meaning they stay home and take care of everything. With the young girls falling into that stereotype it leaves them with little to no time for extracurricular activities such as sports. Men have always dominated not only in sports but in society as well through aggression and sexual conquest. Gender equity in every aspect of sport is believed to lead to sexual debut. Also, the women of the society are submissive towards the men because they feel that they are the dominant gender. This leads to no women in positions of power. Per an article on the effects on sport participation in gender relation, “the South African Football Association”, has 3 women out of 33 that are executives. Women participation in sports such as football in Africa is believed to challenge the hegemonic masculinity of South African society. Football isn’t viewed as being emotional, expressive, or any other feminine trait, which is why the sport is viewed as being more masculine and minimizes the participation from women (Ogunniyi, …show more content…
Women athletes in Japan are very talented and they receive quite a lot of media coverage in Japan. In the 5th Olympics game, two Japanese men participated. There were women that wanted to be involved but they weren’t allowed. Women were to continue to play sports such as archery, golf and tennis (Orlanski, 2007). A committee of European women created the women’s Olympics when the IOC refused the addition of Women’s track and field. The creation of the Women’s Olympics opened the door for Japanese women. HItomi Kinue a track and field participant made international news from her outstanding performance in the 800-meter run., the women’s track and field was even added to the 1928 Olympics. Following her win in the 800-meter run, the IOC deemed it inappropriate for women to run longer than 800 meters due to how fatigue the women were after the