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2SEX AND GENDERSex and GenderGender Discrimination against Women in SportsIntroductionGender discrimination has been a controversial issue in many areas of the societyincluding the community, workplace, government, and sports. Discrimination of women in sportshas remained an issue that has not been dealt with appropriately by major sporting organizationsincluding Olympics and World Cup. Over decades, more focus has been on other forms ofdiscrimination such as racism, but the little discussion has been done regarding gender inequalityin sports, issues of transgender, sexual orientation of athletes and fairness in salaries and respect.Discrimination of women in sports presents itself in various forms such as how women aredepicted in media, the amount of money they get as funding in sports, their gender identity andother gender issues such as domestic violence, pregnancy and leave of absence (Brown andStone, 2016). In regards to payment and remuneration, women are earning a fraction of whattheir male counterparts in the same discipline earn especially in Football, Basketball, Soccer andother major sports. The paper will analyze the discrimination of women in sports due to issues ofgender inequality, sexuality, and fairness.Gender Inequality in SportsFirst, gender inequality is the notion that males and females are not equal and the generalpopulation regards women as the inferior gender in many aspects of life. Many sports aregenerally regarded as male events due to the level of aggression, power and masculinity involvedthat easily disqualifies women to participate since they are generally weak and less strong thanmen are. Gender inequality is synonymous to unfairness to women and the society have come toaccept the idea that certain things that women cannot do or participate in which hinders women
3SEX AND GENDERempowerment and limit their voice in the society (Sherwood et al., 2017). In professional sports,40% of women are discriminated against in terms of their gender, race, sexuality, financially andposition in society.Historically, women are considered second-class citizens in sports, receive fewer mediacoverage, receive little payment, and they are judged a lot about their looks, physical strengthand nature of sports to play. According toCampbell (2017), Olympics founder argued thatwomen are too weak for sports and not until recently that, many women are participating inOlympics in different sports outside of women sports. In today’s sports world, women’s sportsare neglected because they are not considered to carry the same value as men’s sports. Forexample, in the United States of America, the Women National Basketball Association (WNBA)is less popular than the dominant National Basketball Association (NBA) for men that isconsidered elite and more interesting due to the athleticism involved and popularity of players. In
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