Sexism In Professional Sports Essay

Reverse Sexism: Professional Sports League When it comes to professional sports, there are only few sports that both male and females can partake in. Professional sports, such as Football and Hockey, do not have female equivalent. Some females would argue that this is a form of sexism, and it can cause most females of today’s society to unite and become feminist. In fact, women had even compared this situation with the “We Can Do It” poster with Rosie the Riveter on it, in which she was a symbol for women in all kinds of jobs (Woods). However, there are reasons why certain professional sports do not have female equivalent. Women should not be able to play in a professional sports league that has no female equivalent, because of the fact that those sports are dangerous, and women don’t have the physical attributes that men have. They are better off continuing to be involved in the sports that are equivalent to males. The sports both male and female can partake in professionally include Basketball, Golf, Boxing, Soccer, Wrestling, and Olympian sports such as Swimming, Track and Field, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Cycling, and Archery. There is no female equivalent for Football, Baseball, and Hockey. Those professional sports are indeed very competitive and require a lot of difficult training and accommodations in order to participate and make it a way of living for those males. These requirements may include benching a certain amount of weight, having a very strict diet, or even weighing a certain amount. There are …show more content…
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