Women's Sports: Gender Roles In Society

Gender Roles in Society Many people throughout the world enjoy the love of sports whether it be watching your favorite sport or playing it. Sporting events can bring families together throughout the world. There are many things that have an impact on sports, but the biggest impact is the gender of the athletes. It is more likely for men's sports to be watched on tv rather than women's sports. Why does gender affect which sports are watched and televised?
The gender you are may affect the sport you play in many ways. Most people enjoy watching men's sports more than women's simply because it's more exhilarating. Men are able to jump higher, run faster, and throw farther than the average lady. People are drawn to the excitement of watching football players getting tackled, hockey players getting into gritty fights, and boxers being knocked out. Women can play these sports as well, but it’s simply not the same as watching men do it. There may be another root to the problem in which people watch men’s sports over women’s and that is men’s sports are televised more than women’s. If women’s sports aren’t on tv, it’s hard for people to follow it. Although, there are some extremely talented
There is a huge gender gap created which affects the participation from the athletes. Now, less women play sports than men due to not having enough motivation to even be in a sport. “The new research, led by Robert Deaner, associate professor of psychology, shows that, on average, American men actually play sports about three times as often as American women.” says members of Grand Valley State University. This means less women are gaining scholarship than men in the sport aspect. The rapid decrease in women’s want to play sports can lead to the disappearance of women sports as a whole. It’s important for them to get out there and fight for what they want so women in the future have a shot at playing these sports as