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When looking at a recent Thesis related to sports and sexism, the findings were quite interesting. The WNBA salary cap, $803,000, the NBA salary cap, 57.7 million. One can clearly see by these figures that there is no doubt sexism in sports. The question remains as to how, and why this is the case.
It will be interesting to see how the players react to being coached by a woman when it comes to the new Assistant Coach of the Spurs. Things can go either way depending on the team and how the season progresses, and what happens at the end of the contact. Still, it is progress when it comes to women making an impact on areas which have most often been controlled by men.
Reports show that different sponsors often also pay women less in benefits than male counterparts. Women who demand equality may want to look for sponsors work on a commission oriented basis. Only then, can one can assure that the benefits for promoting a product, team, service or event are equal in pay to others providing the same service.
Two areas in which teams are still mostly masculine compared to other sports in which the broadcasters and players seem to have soften over the years are hockey and football. Whether due to risk of injury, or denial based on sex, these two sports are often quite brutal compared to baseball, basketball and others.
Currently in the United States, girls can play in sports at the middle and high school level at a number of schools which are receiving federal funding for various programs. Although, it is not doubt that it takes a brave young lady to get onto the field with a team of mostly all other male players. Even if injury is not intentional, girls often have a greater risk of injury than do the boys on the team.
Whether girls on the team, or otherwise, the mere decision to join could also provoke bullying in some instances. While playing on a team may be fun, it is important to realize these possibilities ahead of time so that one can take action if such a situation were to arise. At the very least, knowing whom to talk to if and when this were to happen is essential not only to the success of the individual but the team.
While there are a few women broadcasters in the field, a woman sports broadcaster is still considered rare in comparison to the number of men in the field. Men, who no doubt get more sponsors, higher pay and more freedom than do women in the business. Only when women raise voices in protest, not only in sports but in all areas of disparity and inequality is it even possible that justice will prevail.
While women have come along way, there is still more work to be done towards true equality in the areas of equal pay for equal work, or in this case equal coaching. There is no record of what the new coach is making with the Spurs, one can only hope that the coach is making pay equal to that of other coaches on the team. Something that will eventually be revealed, if not, it would behoove the coach and others to stand up in protest and demand equality where equality is due.
It will be interesting to see how the players react to being coached by a woman when it comes to the new Assistant Coach of the Spurs. Things can go either way depending on the team and how the season progresses, and what happens at the end of the contact. Still, it is progress when it comes to women making an impact on areas which have most often been controlled by men.
Reports show that different sponsors often also pay women less in benefits than male counterparts. Women who demand equality may want to look for sponsors work on a commission oriented basis. Only then, can one can assure that the benefits for promoting a product, team, service or event are equal in pay to others providing the same service.
Two areas in which teams are still mostly masculine compared to other sports in which the broadcasters and players seem to have soften over the years are hockey and football. Whether due to risk of injury, or denial based on sex, these two sports are often quite brutal compared to baseball, basketball and others.
Currently in the United States, girls can play in sports at the middle and high school level at a number of schools which are receiving federal funding for various programs. Although, it is not doubt that it takes a brave young lady to get onto the field with a team of mostly all other male players. Even if injury is not intentional, girls often have a greater risk of injury than do the boys on the team.
Whether girls on the team, or otherwise, the mere decision to join could also provoke bullying in some instances. While playing on a team may be fun, it is important to realize these possibilities ahead of time so that one can take action if such a situation were to arise. At the very least, knowing whom to talk to if and when this were to happen is essential not only to the success of the individual but the team.
While there are a few women broadcasters in the field, a woman sports broadcaster is still considered rare in comparison to the number of men in the field. Men, who no doubt get more sponsors, higher pay and more freedom than do women in the business. Only when women raise voices in protest, not only in sports but in all areas of disparity and inequality is it even possible that justice will prevail.
While women have come along way, there is still more work to be done towards true equality in the areas of equal pay for equal work, or in this case equal coaching. There is no record of what the new coach is making with the Spurs, one can only hope that the coach is making pay equal to that of other coaches on the team. Something that will eventually be revealed, if not, it would behoove the coach and others to stand up in protest and demand equality where equality is due.
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