Women have struggled for years to gain equality with their male counterparts. In the 1960’s, women were expected to marry in their early 20’s and devote all of their time to domestic chores in the home. She was expected to watch after her children and have dinner ready for her husband he arrived home from work. Because of this, women had fewer opportunities in sports and were seen as inferior to men. It wasn’t until a famous tennis match in 1973 between a woman, Billie Jean King, and a man, Bobby Riggs, titled the “Battle of the Sexes,” that the nation started to realize women should be viewed on an equal playing field in not just sports but, in life.
Billie Jean King is a six-time Wimbledon singles champion, four-time U.S. Open title winner, …show more content…
That means that there are 27,886 seats unfilled during the breakers average game, which is less than 10% of the stadium's maximum capacity. But why is it that these numbers are so low? It could be that the Breaker games overlap with the pro Boston men teams like the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics. It might also be that men sports have been around for a heck of a lot longer than women sports. But the biggest reason is because women are still viewed as lesser compared to the men teams. According to CNN, the average salary for a WNBA player is $72,000, while the average NBA player salary is $5 million dollars. These numbers are also uneven at the college level. Men get $190 million dollars more per year in athletic scholarships compared to women. An unequal treatment of women comes from the women’s professional hockey league. The Boston Blades represent some of the world's best women hockey players but are completely undermined. They players don’t get paid an annual salary. Instead, they have the benefit of a place to play, teammates to train with, provided transportation, ice time, coaches, etc. all provided by the league. Most of the players pick up regular full-time jobs just to earn a living. There is one professional team however, that is taking a stand against this inequality. That is the United States Women’s National (Soccer) Team
Billie Jean King is a six-time Wimbledon singles champion, four-time U.S. Open title winner, …show more content…
That means that there are 27,886 seats unfilled during the breakers average game, which is less than 10% of the stadium's maximum capacity. But why is it that these numbers are so low? It could be that the Breaker games overlap with the pro Boston men teams like the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics. It might also be that men sports have been around for a heck of a lot longer than women sports. But the biggest reason is because women are still viewed as lesser compared to the men teams. According to CNN, the average salary for a WNBA player is $72,000, while the average NBA player salary is $5 million dollars. These numbers are also uneven at the college level. Men get $190 million dollars more per year in athletic scholarships compared to women. An unequal treatment of women comes from the women’s professional hockey league. The Boston Blades represent some of the world's best women hockey players but are completely undermined. They players don’t get paid an annual salary. Instead, they have the benefit of a place to play, teammates to train with, provided transportation, ice time, coaches, etc. all provided by the league. Most of the players pick up regular full-time jobs just to earn a living. There is one professional team however, that is taking a stand against this inequality. That is the United States Women’s National (Soccer) Team