Women challenge gender norms by showing that women are not weak and they can show that they have a part of masculinity, and that they also an important part society. Boxing is usually accommodated with hegemonic masculinity and women do not this quality (Connell). Therefore while the idea of boxing involves attributes and ideas that are represented in masculinity such as aggression determination, strength and power. Women accommodate gender norm by showing people that they have the capacity to achieve what men can if only they are given the chance. Women boxers accommodate these norms by showing that they are not fragile or weak and therefore they break social expectation of what a women should be or what they should be doing. Women do not
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Women who threaten these standard such as those who participate in highly masculine sport (boxing or football) are sometime considered a challenge to the boundaries of femineity. Since boxing is often considered a most masculine of any sport and is characterised by aggression, brutality, violence and bloodshed female are considered to be gender deviant. People have different views of female boxers. Aggression is most commonly associated men and nurturing is associated to women. Therefore female boxer violates this stereotype and therefore because of the traditional values women are not taken seriously in boxing. Because female boxers are representing pure masculinity, therefore in western society this causes their femineity to be distorted until it cannot be recognised. This happens because people are not familiar with women displaying a stereotypical masculine qualities, women who display these traits are usually perceived as abnormal. Therefore female who participate in sports that do not fulfil the characteristics of hegemonic femineity and are therefore they are met with harsh criticism and negative consequences that the must learn to manage. This can be seen in Ronda Rousey even though she is good fighter she is not considered as important as male boxers. And she is discriminated and stigmatised against by society because she is breaking the stereotypical feminie
Women who threaten these standard such as those who participate in highly masculine sport (boxing or football) are sometime considered a challenge to the boundaries of femineity. Since boxing is often considered a most masculine of any sport and is characterised by aggression, brutality, violence and bloodshed female are considered to be gender deviant. People have different views of female boxers. Aggression is most commonly associated men and nurturing is associated to women. Therefore female boxer violates this stereotype and therefore because of the traditional values women are not taken seriously in boxing. Because female boxers are representing pure masculinity, therefore in western society this causes their femineity to be distorted until it cannot be recognised. This happens because people are not familiar with women displaying a stereotypical masculine qualities, women who display these traits are usually perceived as abnormal. Therefore female who participate in sports that do not fulfil the characteristics of hegemonic femineity and are therefore they are met with harsh criticism and negative consequences that the must learn to manage. This can be seen in Ronda Rousey even though she is good fighter she is not considered as important as male boxers. And she is discriminated and stigmatised against by society because she is breaking the stereotypical feminie