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In Case Of Sexual Harassment: A Guide For Women Students, By Sandler

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The main topics for journal 3 were on Women and Work, and Women, the Law, and Social Policy. One of the three readings I chose was In Case of Sexual Harassment: A guide for Women Students, by Bernice Sandler. I thought this tied into the topic “Women and Work” and it is clear that the targeted audience ranges not only to students, but also to women in the workforce. Women, by Alice Walker and Women in Sport: A Journey Toward Equality, by Pat Griffin were the other two passages I selected. All three readings deal with power and speak about doing what is right which inspires many women to this day.

My first reading I chose was #59 – In Case of Sexual Harassment: A guide for Women Students, by Bernice Sandler. This reading had several myths …show more content…

Pat Griffin spoke about all the disadvantages that women had to endure before the 1972 passage of Title IX. The title IX is a federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education. With this federal law, women were able to participate more openly in sports at high schools, collegiate and professional levels. In the past, colleges did not offer athletic scholarships to women or financial support for sports equipment, transportation, coaches, locker rooms etc, while the men’s teams travelled on a “free” team bus and had the luxury of having uniforms. Women’s teams had a set time they were allowed to practice while the men didn’t have that restriction. Since the Title IX was passed, opportunities for women in sports exploded. Pat says that high school sports had a staggering 904% increase in girl’s participation and in college, there was a 456% increase as well. What really stood out to me was when Pat said, “As more women and girls have taken advantage of more and better opportunities to play, cultural norms have changed as well.” Girls now are believing that being physically fit and athletic is an important part of a woman’s identity. In the past, being physically fit and athletic means you are a tomboy, lesbian or a “dike”. Achieving gender equality in sports has been a long and enduring journey for women, however they are still not 100% as equal to men in many aspects. Women are still encouraged to speak up when encountering inequality in sport programs and females are still depending on the role models such as Venus Williams, Mia Hamm, and countless other professional athletes to uphold their professional attitudes and actions. Social policy definitely restricted women’s opportunities to explore athletics in the past, however, with time and constant action against this gender inequality, women were able to pass a federal law and change a social

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