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Gender Equality in Sports

What is the writer saying?. There is great sexual discrimination in sports today.If the winner simply deserves to win, why can't women and men compete together?. Arguments for why sexual discrimination exists. It is used to make the result less predictable. In general, women perform less well, i

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Gender Equality in Sports

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    1. Gender Equality in Sports Tannsjo Torbjorn – Values in Sport : Elitism, Nationalism, Gender Equality and the Scientific Manufacturing of Winners.

    2. What is the writer saying? There is great sexual discrimination in sports today. If the winner simply deserves to win, why can’t women and men compete together?

    3. Arguments for why sexual discrimination exists It is used to make the result less predictable. In general, women perform less well, is this due to socially constructed ideas of roles in connection with gender and sex, or what is actually true. 2. Discrimination takes place because of male aggressiveness. Rules should be tougher to deter assault from happening.

    4. 3. Women would be discouraged if they were to compete and loose against men. No, its more of a challenge. Men and women already compete in some things. Race discrimination in sports does not take place, why should gender. Female sports represent a Unique Value No, female sports are not different. Ideas are different due to gender stereotypes.

    5. How do you even test men and women? Genitalia - what about herms etc - surgery Gender – may change over time. Chromosomes – what about Turner’s Syndrome X0 and Klinefelters syndrome XXY. Do these people perform better or worse? We must drop sexual discrimination.

    6. Conclusion If sexual discriminations are not dropped what will happen? Genetic engineering will take place. Women will have good reason to turn their back on elitist sport. Therefore, Rules and funding in the sporting industry should not discriminate against men and women.

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