Problem
Discrimination against women in sports
Other Names:
Exclusion of women from athletic competitionPrejudicial treatment of women in athletic training
Active prejudice towards female athletes
Nature:
The very traits that set women apart as successful athletes: an aggressively competitive nature and natural strength and size, are the same that are generally regarded as masculine and therefore not to be cultivated by women. This attitude in the West along with the belief that women are physically inferior result in fewer training facilities, less money and poor quality coaching for women athletics.
Incidence:
Cerain Arab countries have all-male Olympic teams.
Broader Problems:
Discrimination against womenUnethical sporting practices Narrower Problems:
Discrimination against women in payment and prizes for athletic events Related Problems:
Indeterminate gender verificationAbuse of women by male athletesDiscrimination against men in sports Aggravates:
Discrimination against women in education Subject(s):
Education → TrainingRecreation → Athletics
Recreation → Competitions
Recreation → Sport
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Society → Women
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST