Male athletes are broadcasted on ESPN and other networks every week in September-May. Female athletes are lucky if their sport is broadcasted on TV once a season. Coverage of women's sports on television has never been equal to the coverage of men’s sports but now the coverage of women’s sports is declining. Female athletes are just as committed to their sport as men but they are aren't represented equally on television. The amount of female athletes has increased yet the percentage of time they have on TV has plateaued. In the late 1980’s the only time female athletes were reported about if they were the butt of a joke or sexual objects for men to look at. When you are listening to a mens sports game there is never a female commentator,
