Women in the NCAA

Women Referees in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Embedded in our society is the ideal that women are subordinate to men and, therefore, are not entitled to the same rights as men. This attitude is not something new, but rather something that has trickled down from generation to generation, promoting the subordination of women. Women have fought and still continue to fight for equality in all aspects of life. Women still strive to gain acceptance …

…and qualifications. Canady is an example for future women, and if she could make it in the NCAA, any woman who puts her mind to it can. The key to success is to be strong, tough, and everything that the general population thinks you are not. By doing this, women referees, would eventually gain the respect of fans and players, breaking down a barrier that has stood in a male dominated profession for over 30 years.