The inclusion of transgender or intersex individuals is one of the latest equality challenges for professional sporting events worldwide. How do these governing bodies categorize individuals that fall under this group? Gender verification became an issue when concerns were brought up when some individuals feared that some men were competing in events exclusively intended for women. The idea was that men are physically superior to women and this would be advantageous for the male athlete. The various international sporting entities had to address this issue and devised various sex verification tests that have evolved over time.
Thus, understanding of women in Persia during the reign of Darius and Xerxes is limited as sources found only briefly add to our understanding of the economic and social roles of non-royal and royal women throughout the empire. Royal women during the Persian Empire/ or the Achaemenid period, generally not recorded nor mentioned neither in inscriptions nor in palace reliefs. However stated by Brosius, they were able to own their own property and hire slaves to work for them. We can identify that during Darius’ reign, women were considered very important in acquiring authority as a king. Darius was the only Persian king marrying the women of the previous king to establish legitimacy and authority over Persia.
Factors that helped shape the modern Olympic movement from 1892 to 2002 were social, economic and political factors. Sybil Newall from Great Britain competed in the 1908 games that were held in Great Britain. Only 2 percent of the athletes were women. The percentage went higher in 1992 from 2 percent to 29 percent. Hassiba Boulmerka an Algerian competitor, who competed in the 1992 games in Spain states that she wins give her confidence for all women in her country.
The laws stated that any adult married woman entering the Olympic grounds would be hurled to their death from a cliff. Maidens however where aloud to watch. They created their own games which took place during Heara a festival worshiping the goddess Hera. The sport that they competed in was running on a track which was one sixth smaller than the length of a man’s track, on the account that a woman’s stride was one sixth smaller than a mans. Overall females weren’t encouraged to be athletes with the exception of Spartan Girls.
Thus, softball should be a sport in the Olympics. Many Olympic Gold medalists, like Jennie Finch, were looked up to by young girls for their athletic ability and flawless games. When softball was taken out of the Olympics, it robbed young girls and teams out of role models. From a personal experience, Jennie Finch was my athletic role
Regardless of this [transition A], Rudolph went against all the odds and by the age of twelve she managed to walk normally without the help of crutches, braces, or corrective shoes; it was then, that she realized her calling: running. By the time [transition B] she was twenty, Wilma Rudolph had entered the Olympics twice, earning her a total of one bronze medal and 3 gold medals which was a first in for an American woman, making her the most celebrated female athlete of her time! Without her disease ridden past, Rudolph would have never pushed herself to become an Olympic gold medalist. In other words [trainsition C], Wilma Rudolph’s misfortune was a hidden blessing. [clincher] Imagine, a dark and silent world.
Leading Women Sports Administrators - A Survey study Introduction Throughout the course of history women have had to fight for a place in society. Women have had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men over the past hundred years. A woman’s main role has always been to be a wife, and then to be a mother. Women have been conventional for years as being the less intellectual and weaker sex (Cohen & Huffman, 2007). The sports industry has never been an overly inviting environment for females.
There have been different cases related to this subject. Most of them involving man pretending to be women in a particular sport. In this essay I am going to provide an example of a different case, a women passing for a man in a sport. The 18 year old, South African Caster Semenya, was tested because people were doubting her sex. They didn’t know if she was a male or female, therefore, they decided to do the gender verification on her.
Eleanor had regular press conferences, something that the first lady had never done. She did charity work, helped people in need during the Great Depression, and visited the slums. Not many first ladies did this much for the world. Eleanor cared for everyone at that is what makes her a true “American.” Eleanor was even nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, but didn’t win. Although she didn’t win, she received many other honors that were just as great.
People often do not acknowledge women sports as much as men's sports. From the time of early Olympics, the role of women in sports and games was neglected. The end of the 19th century and turn of the 20th century saw the rising interest of women in sports both as participants and spectators. And for many years, women have been looking to be taken seriously in sports the same way men are. Compared to men's sports, most women’s sports are newer and that’s one of the main reasons for them not getting the recognition they deserve.