Equality for women in sports and society

Reaction Paper: Equality for Women in Sports and Society We call America “land of the free”, a place where dreams come true and discrimination is only found in history books. Would you agree with this? For years people everywhere fled their homes in search of freedom and more opportunities, but only a select few benefited; white men. We have come a long way since the nineteenth century but anyone can see the huge gender gap …

…that women aren’t barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** References Cited Cohen, Greta L. Women in Sports Issues and Controversies. London: Sage Publications, 1993 Kane, Mary Jo, & Lenskyi Helen Jefferson. “Media Treatment of Female Athletes.” Media Sport. 1998: pgs 186-200 Kane, Mary Jo. “Media Coverage of the post Title Nine Female Athlete.” Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy. 1996: volume 3 Miller, Justin. “NJN drops the ball on Rutgers Women.” Daily Targum February 21, 2001, pgs. 19-20