Video Games

Although we did not touch deeply into the powerful roles the media plays in women's sport, we are well aware of its influences. One powerful source which was recently brought to my attention was video games. There are a number of video games pertaining to male sports, for example, Madden, Tiger Woods, NHL, 2K Sports College Hoops NCAA 2K8, NCAA Football, and the list goes on and on. Yet there are no video games created upon women's sport! There are women included in some video games but are never a feature, which only drives the force that women in sports are not important enough to include within the athletic realm. There are video games for college athletes, why can't a game be created based on women in the Olympics?! Female athletes are just as influential and talented as their male counterpart and have had to work even harder to achieve their own success within the "man's world" or sports. This is just another example of how society pushes women aside and excludes them from yet another opportunity for recognition and status. The video game industry is a multi BILLION dollar cash cow and could do women in sport a great deal of good, which could open the door to a whole new world. Discrimination is still alive and well within women's sport, and although there is forward momentum there is still many challenges which need to be addressed.

Talisa Bosse
Kin 338I