The traditional approach to women and sports view that women are fitting for sporting activities that emulate the aesthetic side of sports such as gymnastics, ice skating, and cheerleading, along with the notion that females should no participate in sports with high physical activities such as wrestling, football or rugby (Gender Bias). Title IX focuses on equal opportunity in sports; it does not focus on equal opportunities in certain sports. For example, American football does not have another sport, which is equivalent for females, so females are suppose to seek out other options such as volleyball or field hockey. However, options do not always mean equal (Gender Bias). This gender bias does not occur because there is no football team for women to participate on, but because of gender typing (Gender Bias). Gender bias has to do with the attitudes of what defines masculinity and femininity. Gender typing appears early during a girl’s development, “it is the attributing qualities, characteristics, attributes, temperaments, demeanor and behavior due to a gender” (Gender Bias). Gender typing leads to making generalization on how a person should act based on their gender. Gender typing leads to making the generalization about football as a predominantly male sport, which women should not take part
The traditional approach to women and sports view that women are fitting for sporting activities that emulate the aesthetic side of sports such as gymnastics, ice skating, and cheerleading, along with the notion that females should no participate in sports with high physical activities such as wrestling, football or rugby (Gender Bias). Title IX focuses on equal opportunity in sports; it does not focus on equal opportunities in certain sports. For example, American football does not have another sport, which is equivalent for females, so females are suppose to seek out other options such as volleyball or field hockey. However, options do not always mean equal (Gender Bias). This gender bias does not occur because there is no football team for women to participate on, but because of gender typing (Gender Bias). Gender bias has to do with the attitudes of what defines masculinity and femininity. Gender typing appears early during a girl’s development, “it is the attributing qualities, characteristics, attributes, temperaments, demeanor and behavior due to a gender” (Gender Bias). Gender typing leads to making generalization on how a person should act based on their gender. Gender typing leads to making the generalization about football as a predominantly male sport, which women should not take part