Changing Attitudes and Women in Sport

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Changing Attitudesand Women in Sport
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CHANGING ATTITUDES

• ATTITUDE OF SOCIETY
• Attitudes change over a period of time and can be
  influenced by a number of factors
• Society may view some activities as desirable and
  beneficial and participation may increase.

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CAN YOU THINK OF ANY ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE
CURRENTLY POPULAR?

• Fitness Clubs Pilates, Yoga, Salsa
• Gym membership
• Womens football
• Football
• Rugby
• Running clubs

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Can you think of any activities that society
considers unsuitable?

• Boxing Medical reasons
• Womens boxing inappropriate for women
• Weightlifting Athletics - To many drug
  incidents turn society against them.

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Can you think of any sports that use to be
popular?

• Aerobics
• Squash

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participating in one or more physical
activities (including walking)
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STEREOTYPE

• Fixed image of a group or people tends to be
  based on inaccurate information.
• WELSH MEN HAVE A FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP WITH
  SHEEP.
• BOYS PLAY SPORT, CLIMB TREES, GET MUDDY!
• GIRLS PLAY DOLLS AND HELP MUM!
• WOMEN HAVE BUT ONE TASK, THAT OF CROWNING THE
  WINNER GARLANDS

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WHY DO WOMEN PARTICIPATE LESS THAN MEN IN SPORT?

• Traditionally women did not take part in sport
  their roles where of a wife and mother.
• Not many leisure centres used to offer creche
  facilities.
• There has been a shortage of role models
• Little media coverage has been given to womens
  sports.
• Womens sports have found it harder to gain
  sponsorship

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WHY HAS PARTICIPATION INCREASED?

• Exercise is good for your health.
• Women are earning more and dont depend on men
  for money
• More role models
• Increased media coverage
• Increased opportunities for women
• E.g. 1993 500 womens football team
• 2001 4500 womens football team

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Women in sport

• Increasing number of women taking other roles in
  sport e.g
• Coaches
• Officials
• More women presenting sport on T.V.