Pigtails not Pigskins
Men and women are separated due to gender roles and stereotypes that proceed throughout one’s life in many different ways. These situations include but are not limited to some of the following: common color associations, movie genres, hobbies, vehicles, restrooms, hair or clothing styles, and most importantly professional sports. If uniformed women are able to stand next to men in combat, they should also be able to stand next to men in uniforms on the football field and play on any other sports teams without segregation.
Stereotypes and gender norms have impacted the separation between men and women in all sports greatly. Pat Griffin comments that sex segregation in athletics and professional sports “does not reflect …show more content…
Rules, lengths, physical contact, and difficulty differ between the two sexes. Pat Griffin points out that “Female Olympic gymnasts perform seventy-to-ninety second routines set to music; men perform fifty-to-seventy second routine in silence. Women are judged on gracefulness; men on explosiveness.” His example states that even though both genders are participating in the same sport the have different lengths and are both judged differently based on gender specific skills. Andrew Patchan the Creator of Women in Sports, adds that “The field in flag football is 80 yards instead of the usual 110 yards.” That’s 30 less yards of field action for women, which could be perceived as a put down to the skills and abilities of females playing the sport. Barry Gewen reflects the athletic inequality by asking these three interesting questions, “Why should female tennis players be limited three sets in the majors when the men play five? Why isn’t there a 10-second rule in women’s basketball? Why do female speed skaters compete at shorter distances?” With men and women having the same skills and are playing same sports have unequal opportunities to prove those skills and abilities with each
Men and women are separated due to gender roles and stereotypes that proceed throughout one’s life in many different ways. These situations include but are not limited to some of the following: common color associations, movie genres, hobbies, vehicles, restrooms, hair or clothing styles, and most importantly professional sports. If uniformed women are able to stand next to men in combat, they should also be able to stand next to men in uniforms on the football field and play on any other sports teams without segregation.
Stereotypes and gender norms have impacted the separation between men and women in all sports greatly. Pat Griffin comments that sex segregation in athletics and professional sports “does not reflect …show more content…
Rules, lengths, physical contact, and difficulty differ between the two sexes. Pat Griffin points out that “Female Olympic gymnasts perform seventy-to-ninety second routines set to music; men perform fifty-to-seventy second routine in silence. Women are judged on gracefulness; men on explosiveness.” His example states that even though both genders are participating in the same sport the have different lengths and are both judged differently based on gender specific skills. Andrew Patchan the Creator of Women in Sports, adds that “The field in flag football is 80 yards instead of the usual 110 yards.” That’s 30 less yards of field action for women, which could be perceived as a put down to the skills and abilities of females playing the sport. Barry Gewen reflects the athletic inequality by asking these three interesting questions, “Why should female tennis players be limited three sets in the majors when the men play five? Why isn’t there a 10-second rule in women’s basketball? Why do female speed skaters compete at shorter distances?” With men and women having the same skills and are playing same sports have unequal opportunities to prove those skills and abilities with each