Women Reporters in Sports There are many well renowned sports reporters of the media today. Chris Berman‚ John Anderson‚ Michelle Bonner‚ Scott Van Pelt‚ and Ines Sainz are only a few of these well known reporters. Surprisingly enough‚ a mere thirty years ago‚ this list would only include men’s names. Society has changed throughout the years thanks to cultural shifts brought about by the feminist movement of the 1970s‚ woman have made advancements in television broadcasting in general and sports
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American women in professional sports has always been a struggle in the media. Asian American males has somewhat made a slight appearance of success in sports media but not so much for women. There are some famous Asian athletes out there such as Yao Ming‚ Jeremy Lin‚ and Michael Chang who have made a name for themselves. It seems that it is hard already for Asian Americans to strive in professional sports‚ but it is even harder for Asian American women to strive because they are simply women. The media
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Masculintiy has always been dominant over femininity. Though women have made major strides in earning respect‚ they are still looked at as inferior to men. One reason this is still the case is because of the power that sport media coverage
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different achievements including being the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history out of any division in both men’s basketball and women’s basketball. She is one of the most successful and most achieved coaches out of coaches in any sport‚ holding over 1000 victories under her coaching record and she is even listed as number 11 in the 50 Greatest Coaches of All Time. Pat grew up with four siblings‚ three older brothers named Tommy‚ Charles and Kenneth‚ and a younger sister named
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Gender Testing In Sports and Women Imagine (that)you’re a female professional runner and tomorrow was(is)your big race. You’re pumped and ready; but all of a sudden you get a phone call telling you (that) your gender has been questioned so you may not compete in the competition. Imagine‚ everything in your entire life that you’ve trained and prepared for was just taken from you because of the suspicion that you are not a woman. Women all over the world have received this very call that have stripped
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For centuries‚ sport has been a male dominated field of entertainment focused around competitive exhibitions of strength and dominance. The sexuality of male athletes has historically never been questioned‚ because athletic displays of hyper masculinity are automatically associated with heterosexuality. Heteronormativity is a driving factor for homophobia in the world of sport. Deviation from the social norm is generally shocking to consumers‚ and‚ as a result‚ if often perceived negatively. While
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soccer players have sued the US Soccer Federation for equal pay. I have been seeing the difference in how the women are being rewarded for their effort and winning great titles compared to the men who hasn’t been showing much effort but yet still get more paid than the women. Women involved in sports has changed a lot in the community of sports and made gender roles more into equality. Women should get the same treatment men such as more promotion‚ salary‚ sponsorships‚ and recognition to feel more
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The number of girls and women participating in all levels of sports has risen greatly in recent years‚ and the way they play has changed too. Women’s sports used to be played by a slow defensive style. Today‚ the sports are played with speed‚ precision‚ and power. With these changes have come increased injuries‚ and female athletes have higher injury rates than men in many sports. Knee injuries have been rising in female sports. Anterior crutiate ligament (ACL) injuries have become the
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everywhere but not all families can be supported in this day and age on one salary‚ so more and more mothers are looking for jobs to help “bring home the bacon” to create a secure home for children. But finding jobs is very difficult for these work-seeking women. “The supposed pay gap appears when marriage and children enter the picture. Child care takes mothers out of the labor market‚ so when they return they have less work experience than similarly-aged males. Many working mothers seek jobs that provide
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Industrial Era‚ a party commonly known as the Progressives sought out to take action against the injustices in our society. Some such problems were women’s suffrage‚ slavery‚ political corruption and urbanization. Many men and women sought out to improve the inequalities of the American nation. A woman’s life during the Industrial Age was exceptionally limited; some might even say they were little more than glorified slaves. Females were prohibited to vote‚ they were stereotypically known as the
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