Its no secret, females have always been discriminated against in sports. This goes all the way back to the early 1900s when it was even worse. But the main issue here is that male dominated sports such as wrestling, football, baseball, and many others. Females are almost always held to a lower standard in sports like these.
Most people will tell you, that the reason why "females" should not be playing male dominated sports is because of exactly that they are only for males... However there is a specific term for this called "misogyny" which in short terms mean a heavy prejudice against women. A few examples of this include but are not limited too Serena Williams being verbally attacked for the way she looks and female wrestler Ronda Rousey being constantly questioned about her sexuality.
There are several statistics that also show that many women once they are participating in male sports are so heavily looked down upon that many females eventually drop out of the sport.
It is also important to note that, with this many feminism issues in sports it can also take a huge toll on females physical and mental health. For example, Serena Williams has had several issues with her own mental health in the past because of discrimination for the way she looks.
It has also been found that even with younger adults, such as teens in High School many parents show discrimination about females playing on there male teens team.
One of the most serious issues with this is shocking to me, after reading an article on how "women are treated differently in sports" it discusses how female athletes experience eating disorder symptoms due to the feminism and discrimination issues they face. This is mostly because women are required to wear different things when playing a male dominated sport. No on should be focused on this and instead more on how well females can play.
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