Inequality in Womens Sports by Murphy Cailyn https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl Social Justice Unit en-us 2021-01-28 15:12:00 UTC 2025-10-30 17:27:27 UTC hello@padlet.com A. Concept/Definition: Inequality Faced by Woman in Sport cm26324 https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1136788047 All around the world in all different sports, women face are treated unequally to their men counterparts. Only 6-8% of sports media coverage is about women while only .4% of the commercial/advertising budget goes to women. Ignorant comments are given out by sexist men like "you throw like a girl" or "your good, for a girl". Not only do they have to face these daily struggles but they also get paid far less. On average a coach who coaches a women's professional team gets paid about 63 cents to the men's dollar. Because of the bias to men's sports in many communities, there are far fewer opportunities for young girls.]]> 2021-01-28 15:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1136788047 B. Chronological/Sequential: Alex Morgans Journey to Equal Pay cm26324 https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1154328970 My name is Alex Morgan and I am a player of the Women's National Soccer Team. In March 2019 my team and I learned we were being paid and treated differently from the men's team. Our conditions were different and the men get paid a whole 40% more than us. My teammates and I decided the next step was to file a lawsuit against US soccer for about 67 million dollars for gender stereotyping. We wrote a civil letter to them and we waited for months. "Equal pay for equal play," I tell my team if they become discouraged. When the letter came it was not so good. US soccer had denied our claims and hired 2 big law firms to speak against us at congress. They argued that this year our team got paid more than the men. This is because we won the FIFI Women's World cup in July of 2019 and therefore we did get a bonus and the men's team didn't even qualify. Our trial was set for May 5 2020 but it uforoutanlty got moved back because of COVID-19. Currently, my teammates and I are waiting patiently for the day to come and we will fight for equal pay until then.]]> 2021-02-02 15:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1154328970 C. Cause and Effect: How does the Lack of Media Coverage for Female Athletes Affect Them and Those Around Them? cm26324 https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1182766180 Many people are aware that women's sports get less attention in the media but what many don't know is the effects that come with it. Men's sports team are given about 93% of the sports media by broadcasters like ESPN or Foxsports. Many say that "women's sports are less interesting" but this is only because many don't even get the chance to watch a women's game on TV. The scarcity of women's sports coverage by the media has taken a toll. Many fans lose interest in supporting female teams because of the unpredictable air time. This leads to the uncertainty of when the games will be streamed on television and people want the game to be accessible and easy to find. The lack of interest means fewer sponsors because companies don't want to waste money on a topic that people have no interest in. Therefore the team's budgets do not permit female athletes to be paid that much. Many women miss out on the opportunity to play pro because they can't make enough money to support their household. Consequently, there are fewer female athletes to role model for young girls. According to Glamour young girls are more likely to drop out of sports by 50% much of that due to the lack of role models and women to look up to. "Girls need and want role models that they can see around them, and in the media, so they can aspire to be them,” says Nicole Vollebregt leader of Adidas Global Purpose Project. Unfortunately, these problems are affecting women worldwide and need to be resolved.]]> 2021-02-09 15:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1182766180 E. Text Feature 1: Graph Showing the Inequality of Money Given to Men vs. Women for Winning Tournaments cm26324 https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1187531645 This graph shows the amount of prize money given to men vs. women per sport for winning the championship. As you can see below the difference is enormous.]]> 2021-02-10 14:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1187531645 D. Problem and Solution: What Problems are Being Faced by Women in Sport and What are Others Doing Too Fix It cm26324 https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1187592649 Though female athletes experience injustice in sport every day there are some people trying to fix this issue. Problems like equal pay, not enough media attention, and the absence of a large fanbase are items of concern in the sports community. Advocates like tennis player Serena Williams and the US women's soccer team speak out against these issues. Serena Williams pushes for equity in sports along with fellow tennis player and sister Venus. “We might not get it today, but we want a future better for maybe my daughter, or her daughter, and so that’s what we really are fighting for,” says Serena. Along with Serena, the US women's soccer team speaks out against the pay gap and fights for equal opportunities as men. They have filed a lawsuit against the US soccer team and they fight for the same conditions as the men's team. "We won't accept anything less than equal pay." states player Megan Rapinoe. Another dilemma women sports teams face is not enough press reporting. The solution to this problem is simple. Employ more female sports editors. Currently, only 10% of sports editors are women. Women journalists may have more interest in reporting female athlete's stories than men so it would generate more articles. If sports broadcasting like NBC or FOX committed to consistent coverage of women's sports it would also help increase a larger audience. Sites like ESPN do have a section for women but it is very secluded making it hard to access with ease. In our modern society, people want to be able to find things with a quick search but that is not always possible with ESPNW being very hidden in the site. If ESPN boosted stories about women just as much as men's then women's sports could have a larger following. As more and more people speak out against the injustice the problem grows smaller until one day hopefully there will be equality for women in sport.

]]> 2021-02-10 14:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1187592649 E. Text Feature 2. Graph Showing the Difference Between the Amount the Mens US Soccer Team Got Paid vs. Women's cm26324 https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1195022042 This graph represents how much the mens US soccer team got paid for losing in the first round of the FIFA world cup compared to the women's pay for winning the FIFA world cup. As you can see the mens team got paid 6 million more dollars than the women's team and they lost.]]> 2021-02-12 00:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1195022042 E. Text Feature 3. Graph Showing the Spread of Coverage Throughout Sports cm26324 https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1195040356 The graph below shows the amount of coverage each category sports broadcasters cover. Bearing that in mind look at the huge difference. Notice that in total women's sports in the year of 2014 only took over 2.7% of the sports media.]]> 2021-02-12 00:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1195040356 Citations cm26324 https://padlet.com/cm26324/6vezzm95a1uj8nyl/wish/1195049439 Information:
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