The Lack of Support of Womens Teams

Kate Round's author of "Why Men Fear Women's Teams," explains the many reasons why women's professional team sports have not succeeded in the United States throughout the past years. Rounds specifically states in her article, "The lack of support goes beyond economics, to sexual bias and homophobia," (Rounds, 44). Rounds has definitely brought up a subject with many reasons blamed for the tragic lack of support professional team sports. Rounds points out that professional men's sport …

…sport teams have a chance at becoming as popular as the men's pro-teams. For women to succeed, it is going to take time, money, and the right sponsors to pour fuel to the fire. In the future, if athletic women fight the battle hard and long enough they will gain the publicity and support they have always wanted and very well deserve. Works Cited Rounds, Kate. "Why Men Fear Women's Teams." Ms Jan./Feb. 1991: 43-45.