ipl-logo

Women's Soccer Research Paper

1744 Words7 Pages

Why the U.S. FIFA Women 's World Cup victory is important for women in sports

World Cup soccer victory boost women 's sports and encourages young athletes
The U.S. Women’s National Team won the FIFA World Cup and broke many records along the way. More than 25 million people watched the final match against Japan, which made it the most watched women 's game in history and the most watched soccer game in the United States, men or women. Women 's and men 's sports have traditionally been miles apart in popularity, but the USWNT has made people take notice like no other women 's team in history. Building on the success of Team USA 's 1999 FIFA and 2012 Olympics victories, U.S. women’s soccer is closing the gender gap, inspiring a new generation of …show more content…

Support in the U.S. business community will likely increase exponentially -- at least for the immediate future -- to take advantage of greater soccer awareness, national pride and increased popularity with the marketing demographic of young women, which is a prime target of advertisers. Sports are largely financed by businesses through scholarships, television coverage and team sponsorships. The women 's soccer victory will result in more advertising resources and greater visibility of women in all types of sports.

However, the real impact of the victory isn 't confined to athletics. Women 's sports will probably never reach the level of men 's athletics because fewer women are as committed to sports as men. Most women don 't want to copy men 's tunnel vision and sports fanaticism or to create soccer widowers each summer. The women 's soccer team will definitely increase the commercial appeal of soccer and other women 's sports. The impact should also carry over to other areas of endeavor for women, such as graduating college, gaining greater influence in business and breaking glass ceilings in various industries and careers.

1999 FIFA victory …show more content…

Soccer fans are more likely to support marketing brands that align with the sport, and American businesses are sure to leverage this trend with increased marketing and publicity for women 's sports in general and soccer in particular. Women 's sports should gain substantial, sustainable increases in attendance, popularity and participation as a direct result of the 2015 victory.

FIFA faces increasing criticism
FIFA and American audiences have plenty of room for attitude improvements. The impact of the U.S. women 's championship and outspoken efforts of current and former team members are raising awareness about the inequities that women athletes routinely experience.

Women 's teams generate little interest and minuscule audiences when compared to comparable men 's sports. Women athletes are paid less, receive fewer commercial endorsements and suffer indignities like the high-profile snubs they received from their own governing body, the Fédération

Show More
Related
1387 Words | 6 Pages

Wambach is already eternalized in American soccer history as well as left her trademark on international play. Despite how much the sport will grow in the next generations, we have her to thank as much as anyone for her contributions to the sport for the waves of younger generations to come. Leaving us to think, if this commercial was not created to market Gatorade’s product by using the technique of association and bandwagon, what is the purpose of the advertisement in regards to Abby Wambach as a player or the sport of soccer? With her use of repetition and appeal to emotion, Abby Wambach wants people to believe she is no longer speaking as the most prolific international goal scorer in all of soccer, the most highly regarded leader in all of women’s sports, or tireless advocate for women’s sports and rights off the field. This was created to encompass the person rather than a player, to recognize Wambach as the individual and not as the

Read More
891 Words | 4 Pages

The article refers to the fact that society prefers men’s sports over women’s sports due to the fact that they are more fast-paced, dramatic and these elements relate to high TV ratings. It also states that men make up the majority of the viewing audience and prefer watching men’s sporting events (Title IX A Losing Game For

Read More
420 Words | 2 Pages

Destyne Marrero Psy 0184 Dr. C “Will Women Play Major League Baseball? (And Not Just on TV)” The article examines the societal debate that has been talk for a while: should women play sports alongside men? After a certain age the opportunity for girls to play specific sports are inherently very limited. Women are forced into sports like softball, field hockey, and powderpuff football, while the range of male sports seems unlimited.

Read More
1222 Words | 5 Pages

Women are not seen as equal to men in the soccer world and have gone through many different struggles, such as not being as skilled as men or even being paid less. Females do their part to challenge these conventional images, but these women can do only so much without the support of fans. Women soccer has surely had a bumpy road, but there is definitely room for improvement. Men and women are on different skill levels. According to a tweet from Junior Flores, a Borussia Dortmund II soccer player, the United States men’s national

Read More
882 Words | 4 Pages

Over the past few decades, we've seen many gender equality movements fighting for equal pay for women. However, the sports field is often overlooked in the fight. There are fewer professional female athletes, and female athletes tend to make less than their male counterparts, something I strongly disagree with. There’s a common factor such as male athletes get much better times in track events. Another example is, the men’s world record in the 100m is 9.58s and the women’s record is 10.47s.

Read More
1182 Words | 5 Pages

This pay difference can discourage the girls that want to become professional athletes. Thus, limiting the sports available for women to play and places to play in. Professional female athletes should be paid the same amount as professional male athletes because women should have equal representation and pay as the men, women are just as successful in sports as the men, and the best players are getting paid by foreign leagues to not

Read More
1559 Words | 7 Pages

This text will examine the Lingerie Football League (LFL) through a critical feminist lens. Several factors associated with the LFL will be analyzed to better evaluate the gender hierarchies that exist within sports, sexism in the media, and the sexualization of female athletes. These factors include, the league’s choice in uniforms, the player recruitment process, and the rebranding period. Additionally, this text will examine the intersections of race and gender that exist within the league through the brief analyzation of the relationship between race, and player position. The LFL is an all-female football league that was created in 2004 as a pay-per-view alternative to the Super Bowl’s half-time show.

Read More
1340 Words | 6 Pages

The two editors of this book, Agergaard and Tiesler, have been two of the leading scholars in sport labor migration research as it pertains to women’s soccer. Agergaard, a social anthropologist and Tiesler, a sociologist and migration scholar, bring a gendered perspective to the intricacies of gender roles and athletic migration. Within the area of Sport Studies, it is important that the participation and experiences of women as sport labor migrants be theorized and examined empirically and conceptually as central to the study of sport labor migration. This is because sport labor migration is a reflection of dynamics within our broad social sphere and a microcosm for understanding how politics, economics, and culture are intertwined (Maguire & Stead, 1998). This recognition and addition within scholarly research and literature allows for an understanding of sport labor migrants that includes not just men, but both men and women i.e., a gendered analysis.

Read More
478 Words | 2 Pages

According to the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education (NCWGE), the benefits of increased participation affect female athletes but also society in its

Read More
2118 Words | 9 Pages

Women have made enormous strides since the beginning of their fight. So large in fact, this year in the Olympics, for the first time in 20 years, the female athletes took home more gold medals than the males. The United States Women’s ice hockey team also overcame great odds. They won the gold for the first time in 20 years, beating their biggest rivals, Canada. Personally, I stayed up late watching that game.

Read More
1630 Words | 7 Pages

It is evident that equality and equity between genders, males and females, has had its struggles. This struggle to promote fairness has been expressed through various mouvements such as from the suffragettes emerging in the late 20th and early 21st century, and the recent He for She movement to bring both genders to work together as one. Despite these efforts, in the hockey world, male domination inhibits female athletic success to reach such high level. This is displayed through history, funds and media. Earlier times imposed that women work less on their athleticism.

Read More
1059 Words | 5 Pages

Women athletes and women workers do not get the recognition they deserve. Men especially, look down upon women when it comes to their appearances, their knowledge and a women's physical and mental strength. In certain cases, a woman loses out on a job in the sports industry because she is exactly a woman. A male trainer can refuse to train women because of the parts her body has. Men and women have grown up in a world with the mindset that women know less than men when it comes to sports.

Read More
1714 Words | 7 Pages

When was the last time you saw a female American football player in the media? In most cases, the response would be never, due to the lack of women who play American football. American football is associated with masculinity and patriotism. Although Title IX prevents discrimination on the basis of sex, it seems as if American football is an unwritten exception to that law. The media is one of the main reasons to the lack of female football players.

Read More
1069 Words | 5 Pages

Gender Inequality in sports is an issue as old as sport itself. I choose this topic because we as a society seem to sweep it under the rug time after time. Women in sports however, try to address the issue only to have it go on deaf ears, leaving them to continue in the sport hoping something will change. Over the last few decades, strides have been made, but he sport remains an institution dominated by men. These women, whether they are in sport or in the business world, want a fair chance to be on the same level as their male counterparts.

Read More
799 Words | 4 Pages

“Female discrimination in sports is a common occurrence all around the world, women are seen as less than males.” (Ladrea) Equality in sports is unequal. In the 1800 women got very little attention and did not get the opportunity to play in any sport in America and all around the world. Men could go and try out for different sports teams and workout but for women they were only allowed to stay home to cook and clean. There were some events women could participate in but it could not be competitive, it was focused on getting active and staying active.

Read More

More about Women's Soccer Research Paper

Related Topics

Open Document