Broadcast television is experiencing a biased trend where women's sports have disproportionately less screen time than their men's counterparts. I believe this trend takes root in the concept of assigned roles on the basis of gender, and it should change as a means to promote gender equality.
Sports have been a male domain for as long as humans first invented them since they symbolize masculinity. As most sports require muscular strength from participants, the belief that men are inherently better at sports, and therefore more worth watching than women started to instill in the minds of the masses. As opposed to men, women are discouraged to play sports in pursuit of other, more specifically, feminine interests such as beautification or embracing their expected maternal duties. As a result, men are predominant and far more highly regarded compared to women in the field, which essentially makes men's sports more appealing in the public eyes, and television producers for that matter.
However, I strongly believe that women's sports should have the same amount of attention and have channels televised for the same amount of time as men's sports. That is the right step needed to address gender equality and gradually gain balance to both sexes in every aspect of life. Even though women are indeed inferior to men with respect to physical abilities, by no means should female athletes receive less than the appraising efforts they put in. Credit must be given as a reward for dedication and sportsmanship, thus inspiring others to achieve an even greater level of greatness in their careers.
In conclusion, women's sports are being disgraced by television channels as they do not focus on them as much as men's. This discouragement should stop to promote gender equality as far as sports are concerned.
Broadcast television is experiencing a biased trend where women's
sports
have
disproportionately
less screen time than their
men's
counterparts. I believe this trend takes root in the concept of assigned roles on the basis of gender, and it should
change
as a means to promote gender equality.
Sports have been a male domain for as long as humans
first
invented them since they symbolize masculinity. As most
sports
require muscular strength from participants, the belief that
men
are
inherently
better at
sports
, and
therefore
more worth watching than
women
started
to instill in the minds of the masses. As opposed to
men
,
women
are discouraged
to play
sports
in pursuit of other, more
specifically
, feminine interests such as beautification or embracing their
expected
maternal duties.
As
a result,
men
are predominant and far more
highly
regarded compared to
women
in the field, which
essentially
makes
men's
sports
more appealing in the public eyes, and television producers for that matter.
However
, I
strongly
believe that women's
sports
should have the same amount of attention and have channels televised for the same amount of time as
men's
sports
.
That is
the right step needed to address gender equality and
gradually
gain balance to both sexes in every aspect of life.
Even though
women
are
indeed
inferior to
men
with respect to physical abilities, by no means should female athletes receive less than the appraising efforts they put in. Credit
must
be
given
as a reward for dedication and sportsmanship,
thus
inspiring others to achieve an even greater level of greatness in their careers.
In conclusion
, women's
sports
are
being disgraced
by television channels as they do not focus on them as much as
men's
. This discouragement should
stop
to promote gender equality as far as
sports
are concerned
.