Sexual Discrimination in Sports 1

Peter Habib

English 301

16 March 2016

Annotated Bibliography APA

Working Title:

Sexual Discrimination in Sports

Research Question:

Should we unify the gender division across collegiate, professional and

Olympic sports?

Working Thesis:

Although safety concerns may arise, upholding gender segregation in adult

sport promotes gender inequality, sexual discrimination and diminishment of

female athletic capabilities.

Introduction:

Sports fans are driven by the principle of uncertainty; the main ingredient in

the addiction we know as sports. Allowing sport gender integration creates

an electrifying and an even more uncertain environment. Diversity within a

competition allows for more electrifying games which brings out the best in

athletes, happier fans, and bigger celebrations. Now there may be some

speculation from chauvinists people who believe men are superior to

woman. Individuals who expect women to underperform in gender mixed

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sport because of her gender will be blown away to see the athletic

capabilities of the female body. This topic cannot be equated to youth sport

because children are more prone to injury and are too young to be cautiously

aware of their surroundings. If there isnt full unfiltered unisexual

competition, how will fans know that the person that won cant be easily

beaten by their female counterpart?

Annotations:

I.
A. Berdahl, J. , Uhlmann, E. , & Bai, F. (2015). Winwin: Female and male athletes

from more gender equal nations perform better in international sports competitions.

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 56, 1-3.

B. This source examines the relationship between gender equality in different countries

and the number of Olympic medals won.

C. I will use this source to provide statistics of correlations between gender equality in

countries and performance in the Olympics, by doing this it examines how gender

inequality and stereotypes play a role in hindering male and female athletic success.

These findings demonstrate that gender equality empowers both males and females

in sports.

II.
A. English, J. (1995) Sex Equality in Sports, Philosophy and Public

Affairs. Reprinted in Philosophic inquiry in Sport, 2nd edition. 284-

288.
B. This source distinguishes differences on what society sees as

masculine and feminine sports. It justifies the relationship

between biological composition and highly aggressive sports.

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C. I will use this source to address my oppositions claim that women

should not be able to compete with men because a males body

type is not the same as a females. I will support this by recapping

each testimony it states as to why biological composition doesnt

matter. I will use this source to support my claim that men and

women are fully capable to compete coherently by justifying the

differences in masculine and feminine sports.

III.
A. Jadhav, A. (2011, March 23). Famous Female Athletes. Retrieved

from http://www.ibuzzle.com/articles/famous-female-athletes.html
B. This article compiles a list of woman who have succeeded in

popular mens sports.

C. I will use this source to provide examples of women like Mildred

Ella Babe Didrikson-Zaharias, Billie Jean King and Anne Myers in

order to prove that women are able to sustain and succeed against

male athletes in competition.

IV.
A. Jenkins, K. (2017, January 24). Women in Sport: The gender gap is

slowly closing. Herald Sun. Retrieved from

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/rendezview/women-in-sport-the-

gender-gap-is-slowly-closing/news-

story/8880c7e901302bfd526af4ee8a0b075b
B. This article compares popularity differences in Australian men and

womens sport television ratings. It explains how sports will have

an increasing popularity by allowing sex integration.

C. I will use this source to support my claim that a higher sport

popularity and increased revenue is a direct result of sexual

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integration in sport by offering quotations and expert testimonies

from professional sport commentators who have paid close

attention to the gender gap in sports. I will also use this source to

address my opponents claim that women will lower sport

popularity by offering data on Australian television ratings to prove

that is not true.