The media’s portrayal of athletes is usually biased. Female athletes and women’s sports are often under-represented and unfairly framed in the media when compared to their male counterparts, which may be interpreted by the mass audience as a sign that women are inferior in the sports domain. This leads to the underrepresentation of female athletes in the media. Masculinity is based on strength, aggression, stamina and discipline whereas, femininity is based on beauty, grace, passivity, and emotion. The general idea of these terms has really affected women in sports. Why are there claims about women being underrepresented in social media? Why are there so few women being displayed in the media as opposed to their male counterparts? How are
