Nowadays men’s sports are given far more attention by society compared to women’s sports. What are the reasons for that? Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

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In recent times, female sporting activities have garnered
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lesser attention than that of their male counterparts. The main reason is that
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male
sport
is generally promoted more than females
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because they earn more money and they have been around for a longer period.
However
, in my opinion,
this
is a negative development because it does not reflect
gender
equality. To start with, male
sports
generally get more attention because
men
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sporting activities earn more money than the opposite
gender
.
As a result
, they are advertised much more than female
sport
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.
Moreover
,
men
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sport
has the advantage of a significant head start over that of women,
therefore
men
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sport
has been in the public eye for a longer period.
For instance
, male soccer
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been played publicly for more than 50 years before
female
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started participating; in fact, the first female
world cup
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was held not long ago in 1996.
Subsequently
, not many people were surprised when male football
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women's soccer by 5.9 billion.
Furthermore
, in my view,
this
is an occurrence to be proud of because it shows our society still has the problem of
gender
discrimination.
This
is
due to
the long history of systemic
restriction
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(
such
as females not being allowed to participate in various activities, no freedom of movement and association)
place
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on women.
Consequently
,
this
action has an adverse effect on female competitiveness, making them feel as if they are not up to
men
.
For example
, 80% of female athletes
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stop participating in
sports
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to the feeling of being inferior as the reason they dropped out. In conclusion, the major reason for male dominance in
sports
is the fact that it started earlier than female
sports
,
as well as
the higher level of promotion
due to
the fact that
men
bring significantly more revenue than the opposite sex. In my opinion,
this
is a negative development, because it shows we still have the serious problems of
gender
discrimination.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • professionalized
  • commercialized
  • prominence
  • gender stereotypes
  • perceptions
  • visibility
  • sponsorships
  • advertising revenue
  • disparity
  • media coverage
  • inequalities
  • stereotypes
  • inclusive
  • equitable
  • traditional gender norms
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