Obstacles To Women's Participation In Sports
had to study….we did theory and followed up with practices…..since leaving high school I have continues to play sports.”
4.3 Obstacles to Womens Participation in Sports
The obstacles to women’s participation were categorised into three and these are: financial, non-support and time.
4.3.1 Financial Influence
Responses from participants revealed that there are varied items participants have to purchase or pay for, to enable them participate. Participants identified the financial factors that influenced their decision to play sports are as follows: 15 out of 50 (30%) recreational and 5 out of 20 (25 %) elite participants did not play regularly due to expensive club membership fees and participation fees, 13 out of 50 (26%) recreational and 2 out of 20 (10%) …show more content…
She like the other participant feel that there is the need for equal treatment for men and women to neutralise the perception people have on the role of the woman in society now extended to sports. According to Ina, a 33 year old recreational participant, “Women are portrayed as sexual objects during boxing fights……they are those who carry the score cards……I find that degrading. Why can’t the men show the score cards when women box... Have you seen the costume the football women wear...it is crazy.” Additionally, Dira a 43 year old recreational participant said, “ I come from a small community in Newfoundland and I played with the boys in the same team…….. There, you wouldn’t find many girls playing sports……….. the boys in my team wouldn’t pass the ball to me…..I was just in there to make up the numbers….though I played better than most of the boys…. this discouraged me from playing.” Also, Nina a 41 year old recreational participant said, “Sometimes I hear people make comments like…. are you a man or
4.3 Obstacles to Womens Participation in Sports
The obstacles to women’s participation were categorised into three and these are: financial, non-support and time.
4.3.1 Financial Influence
Responses from participants revealed that there are varied items participants have to purchase or pay for, to enable them participate. Participants identified the financial factors that influenced their decision to play sports are as follows: 15 out of 50 (30%) recreational and 5 out of 20 (25 %) elite participants did not play regularly due to expensive club membership fees and participation fees, 13 out of 50 (26%) recreational and 2 out of 20 (10%) …show more content…
She like the other participant feel that there is the need for equal treatment for men and women to neutralise the perception people have on the role of the woman in society now extended to sports. According to Ina, a 33 year old recreational participant, “Women are portrayed as sexual objects during boxing fights……they are those who carry the score cards……I find that degrading. Why can’t the men show the score cards when women box... Have you seen the costume the football women wear...it is crazy.” Additionally, Dira a 43 year old recreational participant said, “ I come from a small community in Newfoundland and I played with the boys in the same team…….. There, you wouldn’t find many girls playing sports……….. the boys in my team wouldn’t pass the ball to me…..I was just in there to make up the numbers….though I played better than most of the boys…. this discouraged me from playing.” Also, Nina a 41 year old recreational participant said, “Sometimes I hear people make comments like…. are you a man or