Women In Sports (Maura)

Women in sports, since the beginning have overcome the challenges that faced them in order to succeed. When female athletes succeeds in sports and are aggressive, strong and competitive, society has an unusual idea that these athletes are masculine. And by forming this ideology about women in sports, there is a profound idea that all female athletes are lesbians. Society also has the idea that female athletes are lesbians if they participate in a sport like basketball or football where physical strength is shown. This negative ideology has made female athletes over exaggerate their gender characteristics by wearing feminine clothing and putting make up. In the early history of women in sports, women felt the need to look feminine because this idea was implemented in society to control women in sports. Women could participate in sports only if they wore dresses and if they finish the household duties. Then there was a positive movement in history that changed female oppression in sports, in society and in the work force which permit women to put a stop to sexism. This positive change was the right to vote and the feminist movements organize by females who wanted equal rights and to end sexism. Another great advantage in history was the passage of Title IX in 1972 because this amendment prohibited discrimination against any person who wanted to participate in sports or wanted an education. “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”