Do women's athletics deserve equal pay in our global society? Sports have been enjoyed for thousands of years, serving as a means of both exercise and social interaction. In the modern age, sports have evolved from their traditional roles, to become professional careers for athletes around the globe. While the athletic arenas showcase the skills of both male and female athletes, they also highlight the significant pay disparity that exists. This controversy has sparked heated debates, leading to the emergence of two perspectives. Some proponents advocate that the salaries of women athletes should mirror those of male athletes. Others opposing this view suggest that female athletes are currently receiving adequate and just compensation. To commence, …show more content…
The national team as well as the top women's league in Colombia were at risk of losing all their funding after the three-year contract was set to expire with CONMEBOL, DIMAYOR, and FIFA. In addition, the winning team for the Copa Libertadores Femenina, an annual international women's association football club competition in South America, failed to receive the $55,000 reward. This problem greatly impacts the female athletes who are expected to put the same amount of training, effort, and dedication into their sport and job, which often goes unrewarded, making it difficult to support their household and loved ones. Countries such as Norway and Australia have taken steps towards changing female athlete equality. “Tennis Australia is not the only professional sports league in Australia to have gender neutral contracts. Cricket Australia., Golf Australia., and Australian women soccer players share commercial revenues equally with the men’s teams, and receive coaching and operational support to the same standard as the men’s team.” Since it has been possible for these countries to take initiative towards supporting women, it displays that it is possible for many other countries …show more content…
The article uses extensive credible evidence and is written from an informative perspective without including subjective biases. Sports are inherently competitive and reward the best athletes, which is why there is competition. This plays an influential role in the debate of whether female athletes deserve to be paid equally to men. Female athletes have an unfair genetic disadvantage. “[Sports] were designed to fit the physical abilities of men. Ancient Greece introduced formal sport, with the first Olympic Games in 776 BC, that included sports such as human and chariot races, wrestling, jumping, disk and javelin throwing, and more.” Sports have been around since the beginning of time however women were not always accepted in the competitions. In the early 1900’s, many team sports were not considered to be adequate for women as they appeared to be “unladylike” or “too rough”. Leagues were at times formed to actively ban women from being able to participate. An example of this is in England, where women's soccer was banned for 50 years. If you look at it from this perspective, women have a genetic disadvantage to men, making them unable to compete against
(Coaxley, pike 2009, p.277) The article also looks at how both men and women faced seemingly insurmountable barriers when attempting to break into a spoit that is not “proper or stereotypical for their gender to participate in. But society seems to be making some headway towards equality in sports their is still a long way to go. Evidence still shows that as a society we are still far more comfortable with women being involved in the traditional sports such as field hockey rather than boxing and men participating in sports such as rugby rather than synchronized swimming this is because they are pre conceived as “ NORMAL” for a specific gender.
Today there are over 450,000 college athletes and the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) faces a difficult decision on whether or not college athletes should be paid. Many people believe that they should and many believe they should not. There are several benefits that college’s athletes receive for being a student athlete. Why should they receive even more benefits than their scholarship and numerous perks?
Traditionally men have dominated the world of sports however in recent year’s women’s sports have become popular and with their new found popularity, women’s sports have evolved into marketable leagues of their own. Although women’s sports took a huge leap forward, women players still don’t receive the same financial compensation for playing the same sports in the same arenas as their male counterparts. In Purse Snatching by Donna Lopiano, she points out sexism may have a huge effect on this financial discrepancy between women and men athletes. Analyzing sports economics may point to a different reason why women are receiving such a compensation disparity.
Women have forever had this label on their back of being too small, too weak, too feminine, and too boring. The traditional gender roles of the female interfere with the extortionate nature of competing in sports. Men are usually the ones to go 100% and give whatever they got, and to show masculinity while doing it. The standard masculinity of being strong, smart, and taking charge over dues the feminine traits of being soft, gentle, and polite. That’s what society has taught us to learn and accept. But the traditional female gender role is diminished when participating in athletics and people may think it’s weird to see females compete at the same level as males do. Men have always had the upper hand in the professional, collegian, and high
If any man can claim to be a woman and compete in women’s sports, why have women’s sports at all? If the argument is that there is no difference between men and women, why is there gender separation within sports? We cannot continue to allow the destruction of women’s sports. We are robbing the opportunity for women to compete on equal ground within their gender
Recently a major issue for women in sports is female coaches and their salaries. The salaries of the male coaches in athletics have continuously been on the rise. And on top of that, the male coaches make 159% of the money that female coaches make. Female participation in College athletics are also on the rise. However, the majority of funding in colleges goes into the men's athletic programs.
Men and women have been separated since the beginning of life. God put Adam in charge of the Earth. When God created Eve, he took a piece of Adam’s rib from his stomach to create Eve. From this story that came from the bible, men believe that God made them better than women. And this has created a gender inequality between man and woman ever since then. Gender inequality, as stated on The Free Dictionary’s website is, “the difference between women and men in regard to social, political, economic, or other attainments or attitudes, or the problem perceives to exist because of such difference.” I believe that, when it comes to women’s sports, there is a pretty big difference in genders. Some of these differences are caused by men. A good example is that there are an enormous amount of men that take it as a joke. Most men feel that women just do not have the capability to ever have the strength and skills to compete with men. While others look at it as women are too girly to play and that they will cry and complain if they break a nail. Some think women are too fragile and if they try to compete against a man they will get badly injured. I believe these opinions that men have about women in sports, leads to the gender inequalities in it.
The countering argument made to justify the pay disparity in women’s professional sports is the revenue generated by it male counter parts exceeds their total revenue validating why their wages were exceeding higher. This argument is getting outdated. Even though there may be some truth in that proposal the popularity in women’s sports continues to grow every single day. But the wages stay
Although the women's team has won four Olympic championships, the pay gap with men still makes a shocking difference. The two agencies should see the female athlete team entry as an investment and focus on increasing the participation of women athletes in the global football match. Although the women's team did not create huge income in the first few years, it was undeniable that they had succeeded in the past few years. Compensation for women and investment will be a driving force for the success of the women's team in the future.
Women in sports demand quality assurance for their hard work. Sad to say this is not implemented in the sports “world” of women. “One of the theories behind this is that society doesn’t like to see women in roles that go against the norm of what a woman “should be” (Rodriguez).” Fortunately this stems from ignorance and prejudice beliefs. Especially through the media, both of which can be learned. The media can alter sports viewer’s opinions by relaying positive messages toward women’s sports. As well as sports authoritators distributing equal pay for equal work. The abundant amount of support that the media and viewers allocate will allow a higher amount of equality for women in the sports industry. This kind of support will lead women in sports salaries rise and eventually match the hardship of achievements as a minority in today’s sports
“A woman is human. She is not better, wiser, stronger, more intelligent, more creative, or more responsible than a man. Likewise, she is never less. Equality is a given. A woman is human,” Vera Nazarian. Unfortunately now in the United States, women are being treated less than their male counterparts, especially when it comes to professional athletics. In an article entitled, Taking a Closer Look at the Gender Pay Gap in Sports, written by John Walters on newsweek.com, he exclaims, “Each player on the USWNT earns $99,000 per year provided the team wins 20 “friendlies” (exhibition matches), the minimum number of matches they would play. By contrast, each men’s player would earn $263,320 for the same feat and would still earn $100,000 if the team lost all 20 games.” Not only does this topic relate to the difference in pay for women and men in soccer but it also relates to all of the other sports like, basketball, tennis and the many other were males participate too in separate organizations. The topic on whether female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts, is a massive debate with two opposing sides. On one side of the debate, people believe male driven associations produce more revenue than female driven associations, the competition in male sports is more intense, and more fans want to see thunderous dunks and the athletic ability of males over the lesser abilities of what females can do. On the contrary, female athletics aren 't given the same recognition or praise, females go through the same types of workouts males go through and they participate in the same types of events, and females don 't have the same abilities as males due to the way they ar...
For most of human history, athletic competition has been regarded as an exclusively masculine affair. Women weren't aloud to watch most sporting events let alone participate in them. Not till late 19th century did women really begin participating in sporting events. Although women were permitted to participate in many sports, relatively few showed interest, for a variety of social and psychological reasons that are still poorly understood. Title IX declares: "No person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal aid." Therefore sex should not deem females athletic ability as inferior in comparison to men. Women are physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of playing any sport just as men are.
Now with the rise of women in sports, that stereotype is making it hard for women to succeed in their sports. It is believed by many that women's sports are boring in comparison to the men's sports. Due to this belief, female athletes most of the time are not being paid equally to the men despite their success. Male and female athletes are treated differently because there are less opportunities for female
The more the current conception of what is permissible for either gender as well as what is possible is challenged, the closer we come to a re-examination of how unequal the history of sport has been for both sexes and the actions that need to be taken in order to prevent such inequalities from existing in the future. The more individuals take on challenges like this, the more they force society to closely examine the way they think about what makes people and their activities different in the first place. These re-examinations and re-evaluations all lead to one eventual goal: the elimination of a true inequality between men and women in terms of their positions in society and in sport. The fewer inequalities that are allowed to exist, the closer society comes to a point at which it can be described as being truly tolerant and accepting.
Ann, 2007, pg. 57), however this is not true. This mentality causes males to resent the female athletes, thus rendering it even more difficult for them to succeed. Without a shift in gender ideology, females will continue to face adversity, regardless of the amount of change that has occurred over the last 30 years. There does not need to be equality between the genders within sports, however equity must be seen, with the perception of the abilities that female athletes possess not being compared to that of males. This would aid males to not feel as threatened by females participating in sports and physical