Sexism in sport

Current Issues in SportContemporary issues-Sexism

Recap- Racism“Holding biased or unfair views about

other nationalities or ethnically different people and treating them as

inferior”

•Nowadays through Stereotyping and Stacking

Effects: •Reduced performance & hurt and

anger felt by players•Minorities are discouraged from

participating and young people follow suit

Sexism•A practice based on the

ideology that men are superior to women

•Leads to a system of prejudice and discrimination throughout society

•Reflected in sport which historically has been a male dominated sector

Traditional Views

Sexism in Sport

Sexism in Sport

Effects•71% of men participate in

sport, but only 57% of women

•20% of women are doing “enough”

•Twice as many men watch sport than women

•Very few professional sportswomen

•Lack of female role models

What is being done?

•Companies such as Youth Sports Trust & Stonewall work alongside the media and within schools to combat homophobia and sporting stereotypes (especially with regard to 2012).

What is being done?

•8 professional teams

•FA invested £3 million

•Can only pay 4 players £20,000 per year

•Games shown on ESPN

•Since 2007 equal pay for male and female winners