Golf, a traditional sport played by men, has seen a rise in a population of women players. However, the gender pay difference is persistent within the sport affecting equality and opportunity for both men and women. While it is not uncommon for women to play sports, golf is relatively a new area of sports for them. So it is hard for them to compete with men who historically played golf since the 14th century. That is comparing a gender which played golf for about 630 years and another which played for less than half of the amount that men played. Now, it is not unusual for women not to have much experience in sports. Historically sports was ‘only meant for men’ because of the social norms that surrounded people all around the world putting …show more content…
This is why people may see this as an issue of equality. Secondly, the pay gap influences the representation of female golfers. The rewards for women's golf tournaments result in less opportunities, such as sponsorship since women’s golf is so small, many companies like Titleist and Callaway do not explore as many women golfers. As a result, female golfers struggle to gain attention, leading to a lack of role models and reduced interest in the sport among aspiring women and girls. In these circumstances it is very hard for citizens like myself to do much, however, people who have power like the president of the PGA Jay Monhahan making a statement would have a bigger impact. He could donate to the LPGA (The Ladies Professional Golf Association) for them to have an equal chance. So, there should be role models and mentors like how climate change has Greta Thunberg as their role model. People should do something a lot harsher against this problem than just keep going on with life, since this problem of gender inequality is not only existing in golf. It exists in people’s workspace where they also pay men more than women just like sports. On average Men earn 12% more than what the average woman does. Although 12% may not seem like a lot, it really is. Because in the sports industry men get just over 15% of what women earn. So there is not much difference between a workplace and the sports