Women today have the most opportunities ever when it comes to sports. More and more organizations are being formed and college teams are being created. Things such as Title IX also help women to achieve success in the sporting world. I feel women should have the same rights as men when it comes to the sporting world.
Equality should be a main focus in today's society. Allowing women the same rights as men in sports is just the right thing to do. However some times equality is stretched too far. 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. This is where the line should be drawn. Title IX should be rewritten to say that existing sports and clubs should not be eliminated to make demands of the Title IX policy. By giving these rights to women, many men have lost their opportunities to succeed in some athletics.
Overall the popularity of male sports to female sports is the reason there are so many more sports for men. When it comes down to it, professional sports are in it to make money, not lose it. Male sports draw the crowds, while women's seem to be less publicly viewed. This is probably the main reason why women haven't had as many opportunities as men. I"m not saying women aren't good athletes, I"m just saying they aren't as popular.
Today some girls are even trying to get on the guys teams. I see no problem with this as long as they are physically strong enough to manage in these sports. However what happens when a male wants to join a female team? In a way this isn't fair, most males have larger muscles and are able to perform better then women. It's the way nature made it. So if girls can play on guys teams, its only fair that guys play on girls teams isn't it? The newspaper article with Bradley Bell in it is a perfect example. Bell wanted to join field hockey and became a member of his high school's junior varsity team.
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. ...
Looking at women's sports as a whole, they have begun progressing, but at a much slower rate than men's. ... 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. ... At the same time, women's sports are characterized by references to appearance, clothing, and an overall lack of enthusiasm. ... As equally unfair as the commentary of women's sporting events is the pay, or prize money these women are competing for. ... This is the case for major tennis events ...
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. ...