Over the past several decades, the notion of gender has been shaped by societal views and beliefs into a dichotomous way of thinking, where males are thought of as active beings, and females are depicted as passive and emotional individuals. This way of categorizing gender has led to the ranking of such dichotomized views, being that the male gender and anything related to masculinity or masculine traits is superior to the female gender as a whole. These beliefs that society has agreed upon have not only affected the everyday lives of individuals—specifically those pertaining to females, but these values and assumptions are also extremely prevalent in the world of sports.
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As mentioned previously, athlete salaries have much to do with exposure of the athlete or sport. So, considering female athletes lack media coverage, their salaries suffer. If there is generally less money in the sport, there will be less money available to be won in competitions or games for those athletes that are affected. Female athletes are then forced to present themselves in the media in ways that they may not agree with, in order to gain the exposure they need to earn substantial amounts of …show more content…
This indeed plays an effective role in the salaries of players in each respective sport. Human capital is to blame for the undeniable gender wage gap in male dominated occupations, under the assumption that salaries are determined by skill level, experience, education, and qualifications (Knoppers et al, 1989). This socially constructed idea revolves around power relations and how males are superior to other gender identifications.
Often times, salaries are determined by an individual’s place in a certain company (Knoppers et al, 1989). Women generally have lower positions in sport related work, leading to lower prize money rewards. It can be applied that women are oppressed in sport related careers immensely due to the structure of society, even though they still have the agency to control the decisions they make within their career. As for the ratio of female to male participants in sport related positions, women participation has been continually increasing since 1995, however not to the same extend as male participants (Government of Canada, 2015). For instance, in Canadian sport females, make up 22% of coaches and 28% of technical officials (Government of Canada, 2015). According to the Coaching Association of Canada, 30% of coaches certified at levels 1-3 of the NCCP are female, and this percentage drops to 19% at levels 4 and 5 (Government
The ideas surrounding the role of gender in athletic performance continue …show more content…
As mentioned previously, athlete salaries have much to do with exposure of the athlete or sport. So, considering female athletes lack media coverage, their salaries suffer. If there is generally less money in the sport, there will be less money available to be won in competitions or games for those athletes that are affected. Female athletes are then forced to present themselves in the media in ways that they may not agree with, in order to gain the exposure they need to earn substantial amounts of …show more content…
This indeed plays an effective role in the salaries of players in each respective sport. Human capital is to blame for the undeniable gender wage gap in male dominated occupations, under the assumption that salaries are determined by skill level, experience, education, and qualifications (Knoppers et al, 1989). This socially constructed idea revolves around power relations and how males are superior to other gender identifications.
Often times, salaries are determined by an individual’s place in a certain company (Knoppers et al, 1989). Women generally have lower positions in sport related work, leading to lower prize money rewards. It can be applied that women are oppressed in sport related careers immensely due to the structure of society, even though they still have the agency to control the decisions they make within their career. As for the ratio of female to male participants in sport related positions, women participation has been continually increasing since 1995, however not to the same extend as male participants (Government of Canada, 2015). For instance, in Canadian sport females, make up 22% of coaches and 28% of technical officials (Government of Canada, 2015). According to the Coaching Association of Canada, 30% of coaches certified at levels 1-3 of the NCCP are female, and this percentage drops to 19% at levels 4 and 5 (Government