Gender and Sports
By: Emily Forloines & Alex Wenrich
During class, we discussed how women were making their role in sport larger day by day. Starting with title XI to having women in the front offices of male sports, women have made huge strides through the years. The Sports Business Journal (SBJ) published an article featuring three women who have pushed their way through stereotypes to come to the top of their fields.
Claire Williams was announced the deputy team principal of Williams F1, a rare occasional in the male dominated industry of Formula One. Monisha Kalternborn( Sauber F1) and Williams are the only two women to hold this position in F1 racing.
Nawal El Moutawakel is the Vice President of the IOC Executive Committee.
She ran the 400m hurdles in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where she was the first Arab Muslim women to win Olympic Gold.
Monkia Staab is the women's national team coach in Qatar. Staab has been traveling around to different women's soccer teams to help encourage athletes and boost skills. She has been with teams in Germany, Bahrain, Pakistan, and now Qatar.
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| Claire Williams |
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| Nawal El Moutawakel |
Claire Williams was announced the deputy team principal of Williams F1, a rare occasional in the male dominated industry of Formula One. Monisha Kalternborn( Sauber F1) and Williams are the only two women to hold this position in F1 racing.
Nawal El Moutawakel is the Vice President of the IOC Executive Committee.
She ran the 400m hurdles in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where she was the first Arab Muslim women to win Olympic Gold.
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| Monika Staab |
Monkia Staab is the women's national team coach in Qatar. Staab has been traveling around to different women's soccer teams to help encourage athletes and boost skills. She has been with teams in Germany, Bahrain, Pakistan, and now Qatar.
Coakley explains gender equality inside the sport industry in chapter 8. He goes into describing why women have had increased participation in sport. Some reason include the desire to stay healthy and fit, legislation that allowed more opportunities for women to participate, and the increased media coverage of women in sport. Coakley also says that women who are involved in sports are strong and they develop differently so that they can continue to stereotypes and norms about the sport industry. The three women from the article have pushed the envelope and continue to show the industry that women are important to sport.
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