CoD's very own Uriel Ugalde gives his opinion on how society has gendered the world of sports.
Accepting/supporting women with every color and body type is something to strive but is achievable if we all work together.
Girl power. Women standing with women creates the biggest support system to reach equality. Of course men are more than welcome to join.
So the resulting issue is that women are capable of competing the same as men but lack the support and acceptance. So how can we fix this?
...other females participate in masculine sports were seen as more respectable and likeable whereas men found the opposite of those women.
"... could be". And it's not just athletes either! In a study based on the perception of observers found that women watching other women...
"...themselves physically [is] because they reduce their marketability as women results...is never being the fully realized athletes they...
The decision was actively made by her coach to "keep her the smallest in the top 10". Jabbar writes that the "[the] reluctance to push...
Tennis pro Agniezka Radwanska is 5'8" and only 123 lbs but feels unfeminine when she sees a picture of her arms on her two hand backhand.
Standing 6'2" at 130 lbs, she says than being thinner with less cellulite is "...every girls wish". This is more than a common occurrence,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote that Sharapova earns more because her body is more appealing. Even Sharapova herself wishes she could be thinner.
Serena Williams only earns $12 million in endorsements whereas Maria Sharapova, who she's beaten 17 times in a row, earns $23 million. Why?
"... than other women in her sport" Darian says. And facts support it. Although being the strong tennis player in the world...
"She's definitely a strong, confident black woman and on top of her game but she's critiqued because she's good and has more muscle than...
Well what about our role models? Although being one of the greatest females athletes ever, Serena Williams gets the hardest criticism, why?
"...team sports while women are commonly steered towards individually aesthetically pleasing sports like gymnastics and figure skating".
"Maintain a beautiful and delicate body... remain passive, moral, and pure". Also that "...men are encouraged to participate in aggressive..
"...women are expected to do house chores like cooking and cleaning". Valid points! Kristen Wilde writes that women are expected to...
"...unfeminine and won't play as rough as men do". Darian P also notes that "Society teaches that men are involved in activities while..."
"Something like football because it has heavy contact and is very dangerous. And few women play because they're trained to perceive it as...
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