"Coverage of women's sports lags far behind mens and focuses on female athletes sexuality over their achievements on the court and feild."
- NBA 2004-05 season, minimum salary was $385,277, maximum salary was $15.355 million and team salary cap was $46 million.
Gender Inequality In Sport
By Dan Short
Is it being addressed?
Promoting Equality in sport
IMPACTS
"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."
- Create an environment that enables gender equality
- Not all about the girls
Title IX
- Total prize money for the PGA tour was $256 million, LPGA was $50 million.
- WNBA in the 2005 season minimum salary was $31,200, maximum salary was $89,000 and team salary cap was $673,000
- The LPGA 1998 player of the year Annika Sorenstam won a then-record of $1,092,748 in one season.
- Value
- Stereotypes
- Facilities
Personal
Society
- Inequality has negative impacts to society
- Involvement by women can contribute to public life and community development
- Women's professional level of sport has changed existing gender norms and roles within society.
- Low value
- Inadequate resources
- Prize money, sponsorship commitments and endorsements
- Impacts youth sport
- Masculinity and Femininity
Culture
- Inequality has been challenged over the past century
- Through sport women have changed their image
- Possible to compete against and alongside men
History