Females should be allowed to play on male sporting teams.

The 21st century is one where people constantly fight for equality. One of the major issues under consideration is whether females should be allowed to play on a male sporting team which has been a problem for many years. I want people to realise that females can perform at the same level as males and this article aims to stop the gender discrimination towards females. We need to invest in mixed sports. Females should be treated equally to men, females should feel and embrace the feeling of being equal. Females should not have their mind set that they are not good enough to compete with males.

Is it fair? Many people do not look at females as a source of talent in sport today,but just like males, female have dreams of playing in the majors.Females have dreams too. Is it fair? Many organisations do not recognize that female athletes are capable of playing on the same levels as males. People are anxious and quick to be liberal and humanitarian towards females, yet how could people be so bitter and wicked with regards to mixed sport. There are many sports that men and women play such as football, rugby and hockey but mens sport are still more successful, why is that? This could be because mens sports is being broadcast by the media more than it should or they just target male sports because it’s more entertaining . Male sports is given a shocking $179 million more in athletic scholarships each year than female sport, which is not right. This gender discrimination needs to come to an end.

It really aggravates me when people use phrases like ‘go back to the kitchen’,as well as when females are being called names that are disgustingly hurtful such as ‘slag’ and ‘sket’ and it has come to a point where these words can make females feel that they are not worthy enough to play on male sporting teams and that they are only good in domestic environment – this must come to an end.

Females have always be treated as a second class citizen on the playing field. According to Mr Atherton, Head of Physical Education at the London Nautical School, ‘a woman’s body composition does not relate to them playing sports at the same time as men due to the size, speed, power and component of fitness’. However there are flaws in his argument. I believe that females will always have the same abilities as men however men are born with the body composition and physique however, women have to adapt and work hard to be up to the same standard as men. Therefore women can play on male sporting teams but they have to have work incredibly hard to prove people and themselves wrong by achieving this.

I believe boys and girls shouldn’t be so segregated and having activities that are just for one sex, for example football, cricket and basketball,will further create a sporting culture that is dividing. Segregating young people may make them feel isolated and constrained which can cause them to break down and make them unable to work up to standard in class or even hit their target grade. There is a direct link between self worth and self esteem.

According to the FA rules, females are allowed to play on males sporting teams up until the age of ten, not just within the football industry. Once females reach a certain age they have to play with their own gender, but why stop there? Most males are single minded and aggressive which indicates they only focus on moving the ball or scoring a goal however, females tend to collaborate and work within a team, teamwork which means they are more focused on winning rather than being selfish. Also boys are quite reluctant against females because they are scared that they might hurt or injure females.

In conclusion women are as capable as men to compete alongside men because it is discriminatory to bar women based on their gender and there are women who have a similar physique and would be an equal opponent.