I AM A WOMAN

People say that women can’t be great athletes. Women happen to be more than athletes in the sports industry they happen to be reporters and anchors. You see women like Sage Steele sitting behind the desk on ESPN giving the men a run for their money. I came across a very interesting article titled “ Women in sports:Dispelling some myths.” In this article it discusses five myths about women's athletics. First the article discuss the issue of women’s sports not getting  enough media coverage.  Secondly the article discusses the issue of men not watching women's sports. Third the article brings up the topic of women’s pro sports leagues being viable.  The fourth myth that the article touches on is how title IX is hurting mens sports. The last myth that caught my eye was women’s sports would be more popular if players dressed provocatively.

While reading this article there are few of these myths that really stood out to me considering that I am a woman that happens to be interested in sports as well as the arts. I feel that it is very sexist that viewers only want to watch women’s sports if the female athletes are half dressed. I feel that as a woman in the industry it is important to not only show the world that you can be as great as Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, but to also leave your mark in a male dominated industry. I feel that women are only looked at as an object rather than a tennis player, soccer player basketball player or just a plain old athlete. I feel that the industry has changed slightly, now when you turn on the TV or happen to be at a game  you see women reporting updates from the sideline of the Gridiron or from the locker room. I think that women athletes deserve a fair and equal opportunity in the sports industry.

http://jacksonville.com/news/2015-08-15/story/women-sports-dispelling-some-myths

http://fusion.net/story/183511/top-women-in-sports-2015-serena-williams-ronda-rousey/

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/145229/alliance-for-women-in-media-announce-women-in-spor