Adrianna News Letter

SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED
GENDER INEQUALITY IN SPORTS
WOMEN STILL FACING HOW HAS IT CHANGED OVER TIME

INEQUALITY IN SPORTS
The number of women competing at the Olympics has changed extremely
since 1996. The Number of women competing at the Olympic Games has
Sports for women has always been tough,
increased extremely since 1996. From 34 percent to an estimating 48 percent
but there have been many changes and
in Tokyo 2020. And a estimate to reach full equality in Paris 2024. In 1900
improvements from the past.
Olympic Games when the first female athletes competed in five events, (tennis
sailing, croquet, equestrian, and golf) Only 22 women were involved.
First off, in the past women during the
The WNBA has also changed a lot over time. They first started with 8 teams
Olympic time period, made around, 1,000 and now have 12 as they have developed in 25 years. The WNBA has made
dollars per month, as the men made 6,000 small changes over the years such as changing their shot clock and no jump
per month. That is a big wage gap between ball at the start of the second half.
the 2 professional athletes. They now make They have also raised their salary cap with the help of the NBA. The
around 3,000 dollars per month now around opportunities for men and women are also very different now. For hockey,
the Olympic period, but that is still a big women don't have a sustainable league where the men do. They have had to
wage gap between them. Recently in the form this movement called the pwhpa which is A players association that
travels and plays games to spread awareness and collect money to help form a
2021 March Madness there was a significant
league for them. They cannot make a living off of the league that they are
difference between the Men’s and Women’s
playing in. Players can make as low as 2,000 dollars a season. Secret
weight room. The women only had 1 set of
Deodorant is the PWHPA’s main sponsor they have donated over 1,000,000
dumbbells as the men had a full gym with dollars to help them continue to push for a sustainable league, and a better
bars and many weight lifting items. This future for women’s hockey.
caught the attention of many sports The players association gives women to opportunity to showcase their talent
companies and broadcasting shows. Days and push for equality within their sport.
later the women got a proper gym for the Womens sports is also not televised nearly enough, which is part of the reason
tournament. In 1973 in the Battle of the why people don't pay attention to it. Moving on to basketball, the difference
Sexes, Bille Jean King the top female tennis between the top female WNBA player and the top NBA plyer is huge.
player beat the former number one seed Even with very similar stats and time in the league, the wage gap is so large
that people only recognize the NBA player.
player Bobby Riggs, against all odds. This
Although the female player may be doing better in her league, the league
outstanding win helped her form the
cannot not afford to pay the top players.
Professional Womens Tennis Association.
After this she began campaigning for equal
pay in sports. Because of her actions Tennis is
now the only sport to have equal pay.
WHAT ARE SOME MOVEMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN DONE?
The International Olympic Committe (IOC) has started this movement called
the Gender Equality Project. Gender Equality is a priory of the IOC.
In Rio 2016 45percent of athletes were female. In 2018 PyeongChang a record
1,242 female athletes competed across 7 sports. Buenos Aires 2018 was the
first gender balanced youth Olympic games.
They are now starting to have Gender Equality in Leadership
The media is also starting to have balanced media for both female and male
genders. Finally there are many opinions that people have on women plying
sports. Many people like to argue that women’s sports are boring compared
to the men’s, this is because
Women’s sports compared to men’s sports are rarely broadcasted in the
media. This is one major reason why these opinions exist. By doing this the
media is making fans believe that women’s sports are less important than
the men’s. EspenW is an all-women's sports channel and broadcast that
focuses on only female sports. This has helped put women's sports out in the
media and has changed the way people look at it.
They have articles and broadcasts on all- female sports and teams.
Before women were not even allowed to participate in sport, but now they
are coming closer and closer to achieving equality in sport. With that being
said they still face major discrimination in no matter what sport they play.

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