Research on Gender Treatment and Discrimination of World Mainstream of World Mainstream Sports Events

Abstract

Sports exist in various different ways. People could play sports for fun, for the school team, and professionally. As sports may differ from one to another: different playing styles, different rules, different environments, but there had always been one characteristic that is stuck in every single version of sports possible, men>women. And for those who chose to play sports in a professional manner, gender turns into control on how different players are treated regardless of the sports they play. This paper dives deep into the reasons on why in the magnificent realm of sports tends to display characteristics of sexism where male athletes tend to earn more income than female athletes across different types of sports and possible reasons why this phenomenon exists. Lastly, through analyzing these reasons, attempt to find possible solutions to try and equalize the gender pay gap that currently is favoring men over women athletes. Therefore, creating a realm of equal opportunities and future for every single human being trying to make it into the professional sporting leagues.