If a female athlete replicated such exploits, the public would swiftly chastise her, making her into a "slut" and anything but someone to be looked up to and admired. Not surprisingly, male athletes have even begun pitching today's latest sexual innovations, which further perpetuates perception. Multiple time MLB baseball All-Star, Rafael Palmeiro became the first athlete to begin endorsing Viagra starting in February of last year.
Looking at women's sports as a whole, they have begun progressing, but at a much slower rate than men's. Probably not all too ironic, the reason for this again has to do very heavily with men. Not only are women's professional leagues still run by male bosses, as is the case with David Stern and the WNBA, but the commentators, broadcast executives, and sideline reporters for these events are still overwhelmingly male. This all leads to issues that trivialize women's sports, and downplay the level at which they are being performed when sizing them against comparable male sports. Commentary for male sporting events is obviously distinguishable as masculine, with frequent references to speed, victory, aggression, and size. At the same time, women's sports are characterized by references to appearance, clothing, and an overall lack of enthusiasm. For instance, in last year's U.S. Open, Serena Williams" tight, form-fitting black cat suit gained more attention in the media, than her play, which ultimately led her to the title. And while on the topic of tennis, how can we forget to mention Anna Kournikova. Anna has yet to win a professional tournament on tour but still remains the WTA's biggest drawing card. Whether it is questions regarding her marriage to hockey player, Sergei Federov, her notoriously "skimpy" attire, or her link to published Penthouse pictures, she continues to be televised and talked about as if she were a top player. No way would a man ranked as low as 52nd in the world be treated as such.
Title IX was an act passed that allowed women to play sports. ... "When you don't allow women to play sports it deters women from developing and participating as athletes" (Sexism In Sports). ... In the 1900's women's collegiate sports started to increase (Sexism In Sports). ... How Has Title IX Impacted Women's Sports? ... Are Women Where They Should Be In Sports? ...
Various Aspects of Sports Psychology Education All sports psychologists and careers related to sports psychology have the requirement of a bachelor's degree. ... (Sports Psychology; n.d.) ... Because sports are so popular in our society today, sports psychologists are practicing in all types of settings. ... (Sports Psychologist; n.d) Population Sports psychologists provide services to an enormous group of people, ranging from children to old men and women. ... (Sports Psychologist; n.d) Career Example Professional athletes all over the country are using sports psychologists to their a...
All these organization were made specifically for women to make our society equal, yet we still have women lecturing that America discriminates against women in sports. I find that difficult to believe with all the women only sports that are developing. ... Now I will explain to you why women should not be able to participate in men's sports. ... So to benefit and please the women of sports the men's funding in high and college sports is cut. She disagrees with cutting the funds of men sports to benefit women. ...
Women in Sports Women today have the most opportunities ever when it comes to sports. ... Allowing women the same rights as men in sports is just the right thing to do. ... Title IX may have helped women out and created a lot of openings for women, however, some colleges are cheating the Title IX policy by simply eliminating male sports. ... Overall the popularity of male sports to female sports is the reason there are so many more sports for men. ... Male sports draw the crowds, while women's seem to be less publicly viewed. ...
In 2007, the Women's Sports Foundation, a powerful Title IX advocacy group, gave Howard an "F" grade because of its 24% "proportionality gap.... While there are some professional opportunities for women in a few sports, that will give them another chance for better education through an athletic career in schools. ... There were hundreds of programs across the country in minor sports that men participated in that have been dropped in order to free up money for womens' scholarships. ... In 1972, women earned 9% of medical degrees. ... Much has changed for women since the...
Did you ever think that we would have women driving stock cars or even thinking about playing in any male dominated sports? ... The gender inequality is said to go far beyond the sports world, but you have male dominated organizations that support the sexes and with the separation of the sexes you can see social and cultural strains on athletes who play in opposite gender sports, because society frowns on women participating in male dominating sports. ... According to an article in "About Sports, Women in Rodeo" by Steve Casey, few people associate women with the rodeo, although women have a r...
Title IX: Liberation for Women or Discrimination Against Men? Having a deep love for sports, I am appreciative that people have worked so hard to make opportunities available to women in sports. ... It has also broadened women's horizons in mental, emotional and social aspects: Through sports, women not only discover their own talents and abilities, but they become stronger mentally by a feeling of equality and accomplishment. ... It can get outrageous - hundreds of men's programs have been eliminated, yet the effect of the sports dropping provides ...
The belief the women can be little more than pretty is the sole cause for it. ... According to the Women's Sports Foundation, male athletes get $179 million more in athletic scholarships each year than females do. ... The lack of media coverage given to women's sport and the lack of sponsors has impacted all sports the females play. ... Marj Snyder, chief Programming Officer for the Women's Sports Foundation, states the uniforms to be "momentary insanity." ... The United States Sports Academy (2009) found that 42.9% of female athletes had an eating disorder. ...
If men can cheer to then why can't women play men's sports? ... And in sports it should be the same way. In sports gender is an issue because the boy sports team don't like girls on their team. ... In 1972 men and women took a stand and the people created a federal law called "Title IX" and this gave opportunities to women that wanted to play sports. ... It would give more girls a chance to try different sports. ...
