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Unfair treatment of people based on their sex is what is commonly referred to as sex discrimination. This is as a result of traditional believes in relation to sex roles. The old conviction that the male is superior to the female. Women are often denied amateur and professional sport priorities and opportunities. Gender discrimination in sports media is a problem common to both sexes.
Gender ethics is often mistaken for sex. One should be able to differentiate that sex refers to the body of a man or a woman. Although there are people who consider themselves to be neither. Gender on the other hand refers to socially judged behaviors that are smeared to bodies of either sex. It is the socially defined characteristics of masculinity or feminity.
Young men withdraw from sports because of being viewed an unmanly men. At times they are even labelled as gay without considering their sexual identity. The same tactic is used to victimize women by branding them as non-feminine. It also gets to that point where they are called lesbians, with no regard to their sexuality. The judgments of this people in society are in relation to gender but are formed from their opinions of the physical body that they see.
The number of the women in sport journalism is growing fast. This has of course caused a lot of controversial thoughts in the recent years. Most of the traditionalist view the sporting industry as a kingdom belonging to men. These ladies have had to tolerate a lot of criticism from them.
Female journalists are often pushed to the sidelines to feature in short sessions before the game starts. It is also difficult for them to report when they are on the pitch since the crowd behind them will not stop teasing them. They get to watch their careers and reputations being reduced to their sexual appeal.
A debate was in motion as to whether or not to allow lady reporters into the locker rooms after the game. As we all know most of the times they will be denied access granting the male the upper hand. In a case where both sexes are denied access the women tend to be blamed as the cause.
Stereotyping is in all sorts of professions. It starts at a very youthful age where we associate certain occupations with a particular sex. For instance, women are not meant to take part in any games since they are seen as weak creatures. What our mind is fed to us does not grow as we continue growing into adulthood. That makes these labels wrong. They are rigid and do not allow room for change. It hurts people and we may also hurt ourselves in the process.
Breaking the stereotyping nature of the society would be like carrying the world on your shoulders. It is a battle we can choose not to take part in. Although we can focus our energy on making our reporting better, our writing better and let the bygones be bygones. With that, everyone can relax knowing that someone enjoyed your work because some effort was out into it.
Gender ethics is often mistaken for sex. One should be able to differentiate that sex refers to the body of a man or a woman. Although there are people who consider themselves to be neither. Gender on the other hand refers to socially judged behaviors that are smeared to bodies of either sex. It is the socially defined characteristics of masculinity or feminity.
Young men withdraw from sports because of being viewed an unmanly men. At times they are even labelled as gay without considering their sexual identity. The same tactic is used to victimize women by branding them as non-feminine. It also gets to that point where they are called lesbians, with no regard to their sexuality. The judgments of this people in society are in relation to gender but are formed from their opinions of the physical body that they see.
The number of the women in sport journalism is growing fast. This has of course caused a lot of controversial thoughts in the recent years. Most of the traditionalist view the sporting industry as a kingdom belonging to men. These ladies have had to tolerate a lot of criticism from them.
Female journalists are often pushed to the sidelines to feature in short sessions before the game starts. It is also difficult for them to report when they are on the pitch since the crowd behind them will not stop teasing them. They get to watch their careers and reputations being reduced to their sexual appeal.
A debate was in motion as to whether or not to allow lady reporters into the locker rooms after the game. As we all know most of the times they will be denied access granting the male the upper hand. In a case where both sexes are denied access the women tend to be blamed as the cause.
Stereotyping is in all sorts of professions. It starts at a very youthful age where we associate certain occupations with a particular sex. For instance, women are not meant to take part in any games since they are seen as weak creatures. What our mind is fed to us does not grow as we continue growing into adulthood. That makes these labels wrong. They are rigid and do not allow room for change. It hurts people and we may also hurt ourselves in the process.
Breaking the stereotyping nature of the society would be like carrying the world on your shoulders. It is a battle we can choose not to take part in. Although we can focus our energy on making our reporting better, our writing better and let the bygones be bygones. With that, everyone can relax knowing that someone enjoyed your work because some effort was out into it.
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