Talbot 2013:284
Talbot 2013:284 Many women were appalled by the cloths they were made to wear to show their level of seniority and rank Talbot 2013:284.
Talbot 2013:284 Gendered hierarchies as well as definitions of sports performance were apparent in decision making and perception of women competitors Talbot 2013:284.
women will perform as well as men if they received the same kind of attention and all stereotypes eliminated Talbot 2013:284. barriers to women playing sports include structural and cultural obstacles. leaving women with limited influence. Talbot 2013:284.
structural barriers can be removed by interventions. Socio-cultural barriers were more with women who did not play sports at …show more content…
Pirinen 2002:94
Pirinen 2002:95, identified three dominant discourses on gender relations in sports namely: trivialization/marginalization (gender relations comprises a hierarchy of male domination and female subordination, positive image for men in sports and negative image for women in sports),
Pirinen 2002:95 There have arguments that men are competitive with inherent athletic abilities like: self-confidence, competitiveness, aggression, strength, stamina, dominance, and courage. In contrast, women are perceived to be the weaker sex limiting the number of sports they can play.
Pirinen 2002:95 Equality: most discourses have focus on the equality of opportunity between men and women in sports. That inequality is as a result of the notion that women will suffer from mental and physical harm during