Women In Sports
Different sports have encouraged a very distinct difference between men and women. The players as well as the spectators show these attitudes both on and off the field.
Many people don’t realize that females not only have to work harder to meet the expectation of the sport, but they also have to fight that social stigma.
Urbana High School Assistant Principal, Travis Courson, said, “It could change over time. Society has this way of thinking girls should never beat boys.”
Some sports, such as football and wrestling, don’t have teams for both genders. The only option for females is to participate on the male teams.
This is what seems to cause the most problems. Parents and spectators can’t seem to accept that a female might be better than their son at a male dominant sport.
I’ve been to many wrestling meets in my high school years and occasionally there is a girl or two on other teams. In one incident, the male opponent’s parents were throwing a fit shouting out things like “You can’t get beat by a girl” or “she’s just a girl, go easy on her.” That is not what us women want to hear.
UHS Junior, Kimberly Russell, “I think its very sexist because there have been professional women athletes that have achieved more than men and vise versa. It’s not about the gender; it’s about the skill.”
It’s time for a change. We have been fighting for too long and deserve the respect we’ve earned.
Take Rhonda Rousey for example; she was the first female to sign on with UFC and doesn’t take anything from anyone, male or female.
This is what women need to be like. Do what you want to do and compete with the boys because you can. Don’t let the sexist people out there decide for you. Do it for yourself and women everywhere. The more we stand up for ourselves, the more respect we will start to gain. Maybe one day they’ll finally start to see us as true equals.
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