Gender bias has been a part of sport history
for centuries among males and females. However, there does seem to be more of a
point of sexism towards women. Females have had the struggle with acceptance in
terms of education, appearance, actions, and even jobs in athletics. In today’s society
women have come a long way in sports since the last century. So what is keeping more women from wearing stripes? Is it that they simply are not welcome as officials or do they just need more encouragement?
This website explores options that may lead to reasons as to why there is a lack of female referees in the professional and even high school levels. Studies and surveys, done by experts in the field, will be presented and related to each other. By doing this hopefully patterns and possibly answers or further questions will be found. Please feel free to take the survey and post any comments on the blog page throughout your experience here.
This website explores options that may lead to reasons as to why there is a lack of female referees in the professional and even high school levels. Studies and surveys, done by experts in the field, will be presented and related to each other. By doing this hopefully patterns and possibly answers or further questions will be found. Please feel free to take the survey and post any comments on the blog page throughout your experience here.