The Difference is not so Big...

A persons first thought of women in sports is one of sex appeal. During the sport they engage in, she is sweaty, her hair a mess and cloths dirty. But take her out of that leading sport role and put her in a commercial or advertisment of some sort, and watch her transform into a beautiful sex goddess. Her hair is all done up, her cloths are neat and stylish, and she has on makeup brings out the accents in her beautiful face. Our first impression when we see her is not what sport she plays or how good she is, but how much we want to be like or with this girl. The thought of her playing soccer in the mud or shooting a three pointer to win a basketball game is almost an afterthought. But in the same respect, if you see a male in advertising, they are clean cut, well dressed, and the thought of him as an athlete escapes you’re mind only for a second. If you're a female, you want to be with him. If you are a male, you want to be like him, not because he is an athlete but because of the way he looks and dresses. Our infatuation with these male athletes is not that we want to preform like them, but that we want to be in the spot light. We want to be known by everyone, and respected by everyone, not as an athlete but as an icon.

I’m not sure if society is ready to see females compete against males. With the few exceptions of athletes such as Danica Kertpatric and Michelle Wie, who can and have competed on a professional level with members of the opposite sex, females are restricted to competing against other females. But in the same respects, men are restricted to compete against other men. Viewers, for the most part, think that male sports are more competitive and interesting to watch then sports featuring women. Why are there no female hockey leagues. Why are there no female football leagues? Society is not ready to see females get down and dirty, and almost aggressive, with these sports. Who want's to see females, dressed in pads and jersies, play with a football and tackle each other. More and more opportunities are available for women, but we still have a long way to go until women are represented as equally as men.