How To Wit Women In Sports

Picture a girl heading out onto the field. She are about to try out for her school’s soccer team. She have everything she needs: the gear, the attitude, and the skills. She’s been training endlessly for months. As she approaches the field, there is a surprising amount of boys and little to no girls. She asks the boy’s coach where everyone is, and he replies “Didn’t you hear? My boys needed new jerseys and soccer balls. We had to dip into the girl’s funding, the team is cut. Better luck next year!” Now she’s left standing on the field, crestfallen. Although this story is fictional, it is an unfortunate reality for girls worldwide. Boys are, for the most part, the bigger priority in sports, in school and out. Most of the time, women do not receive recognition for their accomplishments made in sports. Many people believe that women in sports are not to be taken seriously and not to be treated …show more content…
They don’t receive the same recognition as men and they aren’t treated with the same respect. Although women put in the same amount of work, they are often disregarded as a result of their gender. For example, NewsELA writes about Amaiya Zafar, a Muslim girl who is fighting (quite literally) to wear a hijab in the boxing ring. At first, it was hard for her to fight in the first place, as the boys wouldn’t fight her because they thought that they were too strong for her. “‘All the boys kept telling him, ‘She’s just a girl. Punch her pretty little face off. You can’t let a girl beat you,’” (Boren) This quote proves that women have to work much harder than men to earn respect in sports. Amaiya Zafar has an extremely hard time boxing as it is, as she is not only a woman, but she is in a predominantly male sport. She also wears a hijab, a traditional Muslim head covering, which is not approved to wear in most sports. Besides having to fight to win their match/game, they also have to fight to be