Watching Women Final Four Championship game was a new experience for me because i never actually watched any female sports other than gymnastics. watching wasn’t the only first experience i participated in, having to actually listen closely to the commentators to what they say and how they say it, because normal for individuals to be so focused into the game that often whatever those commentators say falls on deaf ears, because your focus isn’t their mentally to pick up and comprehend what’s being said. I believe commentators are limited on words to use for the entire game without causing any kind of negative publicity, during the Women's championship game between Miss St. v. South Carolina commentators refers to all female athletes by Girl …show more content…
For the men's final four the games were held in phoenix Arizona inside the cardinals NFL football stadium. For both final four events, I was impressed that the women's final four games actually brought in a larger number of fans and spectators. For the men’s I wasn't as impressed by the numbers they brought in because the men's final four is more popular and receives more media coverage, there is more television stations that covers the men's final four versus the woman's final four. During the men's game commentators mentioned the woman's final four briefly to congratulate South Carolina boys and girls team for making the tournament other than that the women's game were rarely talked about or even having commercials for women's final during the men's, but as for the women's final four commentators rarely had conversations about the men's final four if they aren't playing. Gender marking for the men only existed on the TV guide wasn't much gender markings on the court or in the stands. But Gender marking for the women's final four had women's attach to the final four logo which were also on their jerseys, game court, the arena, TV guide, also wasn't any feminized mascots
“ (Goodale). The author also brings up the fact that budget cuts and administration choices are the main reason for men’s sports being cut . For example in the article, Goodale informs “The NCAA also points out non revenue men’s sports are often cut to provide more funds for the two big revenue sports, football and basketball. In 2006, For instance, Rutgers University dropped men’s tennis, a team with a budget of approximately $175,000. The National Women’s Law pointed out Rutgers spent about $175,000 in the same year on hotel rooms for the football team” (Goodale).There also seems to be a misconception about Title IX causing less participation in sports by men.
Title IX has had significant effects on women's sports and education. Originally, women were allowed to be on intermural teams and play on play days or sport days with various females on their team because no team roster was dictated. Through this opportunity, women were given a taste of competition and what they could be doing. DGWS was formed to promote female sports, train referees for women's sports, hold clinics for coaches, and dictate rules of the game for female sports. At this time, the focus of women's sports was about having fun and enjoying the sport, not about competing.
Women’s right activist and collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines stands at the forefront within the debate of transgender participation within women’s collegiate athletics. Riley Gaines highlighted in her interview that the NCAA allows transgender female athletes to compete as long as they test for under 10nmol/L of testosterone, while biological females have levels ranging from .8 -1.2nmol/L (Riley Gaines Speaks out about Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas, 2022). The significant difference in testing numbers alone creates a considerable gap between transgender females and biological females, raising concerns about fair competition. It is undeniable that biological males have an athletic advantage compared to biological females and the current NCAA policy allows for only three points of testosterone testing when there are many other factors to consider keeping the integrity of women’s athletics.
This tradition seems to be secluded when it comes to women’s events, collegiate basketball for example. Most sports fans overlook the magic that happens behind the scenes of a woman 's game. The same beloved magic
However, they’ve made strides to correct this in justice and have a plan on moving forward. The inclusion of women’s basketball in the Final Four tournament which is like the men’s tournament is a step in the right direction. They still have a great deal of work to do but a step in the right direction is a great start. References Golembeski, D. (2022, October 7). NCAA makes progress in gender equity in college basketball: Best Colleges.
Women are also receiving over 10,000 scholarships a year. In an interview with Gail Marquis, a member of the 1976 Women’s Olympic Basketball Team, she describes what Title IX meant to her. Although Title IX has provided more opportunities for women to compete, it has come at the expense of some men’s sports. Many low revenue men’s sports programs were cut due to schools needing to meet Title IX’s restrictions and give more resources to women’s programs.
Girls are pressured by society to be feminine and are thought of less in sports when compared to their male counterparts. The Op doc “ Gnarly In Pink” focuses on the idea that girls can be feminine and athletic at the same time, since there is a lack of girls in certain sports. The op doc is targeted towards Young girls and people who support the idea that girls can't be feminine and athletic at the same time. The op doc is based on a group of young girls who skate that are part of the “ Pink Helmet Posse.” Kristelle Laroche and Ben Mullinkosson, directors of Gnarly In Pink, support the argument that girls are able to be feminine and athletic at the same time through the use of an encouraging tone, statistics about girls regarding sports and
For example, if a high school had a boy’s football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, soccer, tennis, baseball, swimming, and wrestling team to total nine teams, they would have to provide another nine teams for the girls to participate in. However, in sports that are catered strictly to males such as football or baseball, girls might substitute with cheerleading or softball. Then, the boys’ sports teams aren’t intruded and crowded upon, and girls that want to play sports still have other Futhermore, Title IX doesn’t discriminate against male athletes is because it decreases the stereotypes we encounter so often in today’s world. Physical sport has long been considered to be meant only for men, limiting women to other activities that don’t have the same benefits as athletics.
Aneka Happer HIST 585 April 27, 2023 Cheryl Miller and the Championship Game that Changed Women’s Basketball At halftime, the University of Southern California’s “Women of Troy” were down 26-37 against Louisiana Tech, the defending champions. It was the 1983 women’s NCAA championship game, only the second year the organization had held a tournament for female basketball players. “The Lady Techsters,” of Louisiana, were led by coach Sonja Hogg, “this very southern, big blonde hair, dynamo on the sideline,” who had led the team to victory the year before. But, the Women of Troy had freshman star Cheryl Miller.
As Birch Bayh once said, “Title IX is simple: don’t discriminate on the basis of sex (Birch).” According to The United States Department of Justice, Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity (“Overview”). Prior to the enactment of Title IX in 1972, “Only one in 27 girls played high school sports and there were virtually no college scholarships for female athletes” (“Before”). Forty years later the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) surveyed the number of college athletes in 2010-2011 and there were 252,946 men and 191,131 women participating in college level sports (NCAA). Title IX has helped women all around the country by creating more athletic opportunities in universities and education systems in general.
People used strong effort to keep women’s sports limited when they wanted to be competitive; that wouldn’t last long (Bell). Women took part in the Olympics of 1900 for the first time. Only 22 women competed and were permitted to participate in golf and tennis (Feminist Majority Foundation). Later in the 1920’s a very stereotypical view was developed towards women and their desire to participate in sports. Their participation became “unfeminine” and “selfish”, and not to mention the fact that all athletic women were accused of lesbianism (Bell).
in 1970, my high school's only athletic team for women was cheerleading. In 1970, my high schools only athletic team for women was cheerleading. In 1970, my high schools' only athletic team for women was cheerleading. My high school had baseball, football, basketball, gymnastics, gold, swimming, and tennis teams for boys, but not for girls.
But to put that in perspective, after Germany won the men’s tournament last year, they earned an extra $35 million” (Mazziota). Why is it that both the male and female teams won the same exact thing, but the women’s team gets so much less? We can also see it happening through golf. “The 2015 U.S. Women 's Open had a total purse of $4.5m and the champion took home $810,000, yet the U.S. Open had a total purse of $10m, and winner
In 2007, Wimbledon after many years of protest resulted in equal pay among both female and male athletes. Before then, the U.S. Open was the only tournament that gave equal prize money to both genders. “Records show that equal pay has not hurt Wimbledon, as prize money has nearly doubled in the last five years for men and women.” Some people were sexist to women thinking that their only job was to take care of the family. I believe when it comes to salary women in the WNBA have less money is because some people aren't interested so their money isn’t going high even if they're good at
We all know that women didn 't have as many rights as men, and they still don 't. Women can now do more than they used to, but they still aren 't equal with men. They have had to fight for so many things like the right to vote and to be equal to men. The 19th amendment, the one that gave women the right to vote, brought us a big step closer. The Equal Rights Movement also gave us the chance to have as many rights as men. Women have always stayed home, cleaned the house, and didn 't even get an education.