BY HARLEY HEITZMAN AND

BRANDON COTNER

Sexism in Sports

Thesis

To analyze if sexism is present in sports today along with the past and to share with the class.

Discourage women

SportsWomen’s HealthChildren

Male Female

Greek gods were seen a certain way

Greek Goddesses were seen a certain way.

Comparison of male female in sport

Ban’s lifted of woman

1972- Equal Access for Schools1970s- Little LeagueEducation Amendments: Title IX-

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance”

Professional Sports Salaries

WNBA salary cap per team per year $803,000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8heo66ZxWA&feature=fvsr

NBA salary cap per team per year 57.7 million

Statistics

Questions:1. Would you rather watch

Men’s Volleyball or Women’s Volleyball?

2. Should a girl be allowed to have a position that allows her to be tackled in football?

3. Do you think sexism is present in Muncy Sports?

4. Do you think the football team would be accepting of a female player?

5. Do you think the fans would be accepting of a female player?

9th & 10th grade lunch: Male (16):

Question 1- 15 Women 1 Men’s

Question 2- 14 Yes 2 No Question 3- 3 Yes 13 No Question 4- 12 Yes 4 No Question 13- Yes 3 No

Female (15): Question 1- 5 Women 10

Men’s Question 2- 11 Yes 4 No Question 3- 4 Yes 11 No Question 4- 12 Yes 3 No Question 13- 14Yes 1 No

Works Cited

"NCAA." Web. 18 Mar. 2010. <http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings?sportCode=WVB>.

"Summary of Major Equal Opportunity Laws -." Office of Equal Opportunity Programs at The University of Alabama. Web. 18 Mar. 2010. <http://eop.ua.edu/summary.html>.

"March 4, 2004: Sexism & Sports." Workers World. Web. 18 Mar. 2010. <http://www.workers.org/ww/2004/football0304.php>.

"WNBA Salaries 2010, Salary Cap, WNBA Team Salaries, Salary Facts, Salary Average." Vancouver Paralympics 2010, IPL 2020 Cricket, FIFA World Cup, Buy Flower Bouquets, Order Mobiles Online, 2010 Calendar Books, IPL Cricket Sports Store, Jewellery, Health Products, Travel Bags, Insurance Quotes - Altius Directory. Web. 18 Mar. 2010. <http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Sports/wnba-salaries.php>.