Women's Sports Pay Gap | History of Sports Inequality | Barriers to Participation (Worldwide) | Equipment, Facilities, and Respect | Is It Getting Better? |
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Who is Serena Williams?
In 2020, this female tennis player made headlines for advocating equal pay in her sport, demanding the same prize money as male players in major tournaments.
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What were the 1900 Games in Paris?
The first year that women were allowed to play in the Olympics, despite the opportunities for what sports they were allowed to partake in.
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What are gender stereotypes or gender norms?
These social constructs and expectations often discourage girls and women from participating in sports.
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What is March Madness?
During this sports tournament in 2021, extreme inequality in workout facilities between men and women was broadcasted worldwide because the women only had a single dumbbell rack, and the men had a large equipment facility with multiple rooms.
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What is $24 million
What demand for equal pay did the US Women's National Soccer Team make in their lawsuit against the USSF?
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What is Nike?
This sportswear company made headlines when it pledged to provide equal bonuses to athletes regardless of gender, aiming to bridge the pay gap in sports.
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What is Golf?
At the 1900 Paris Olympics, Tennis, Sailing, Equestrian, and this sport were the only 5 sports that women participated in.
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What is Iran?
In this country, women were banned from participating in official soccer matches for over 30 years due to a government-imposed restriction. Name the country.
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What is 6%
In March 2019, female sports received around this percentage of total media coverage.
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What is 1984
1896, the First women's intercollegiate basketball game, 1972 Title IX was enacted, 1974 Billie King created the Women's Sports Foundation. What year were the first women allowed to run the Olympic marathon?
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What is the US Open?
In 1973, this Grand Slam tennis tournament became the first to award equal prize money to both male and female players.
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What is Physical Activity
Prior to 1870, this was frowned upon by women because of the risk of harming their reproductive capabilities.
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What is weightlifting?
This Olympic sport faced controversy when women were banned from participating due to perceived concerns about their femininity and physical capabilities. Name the sport.
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What is Title IX
In 2016, one out of every 5 girls played a sport, before passage of this law in 1972, that number had been one in 27.
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What is London
The 2012 Summer Olympics in this city were the first Games in which women competed in all sports in the program, and every participating country included female athletes.
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What is the United States Soccer Federation (USSF)?
In 2019, the U.S. women's soccer team filed a lawsuit against their national governing body for pay discrimination. Name the organization they were fighting against.
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What is the Boston Marathon?
Until 2013, women were not allowed to compete in this iconic marathon, but a woman named Kathrine Switzer famously defied convention and ran it in 1967.
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What is Saudi Arabia?
Qatar, Brunei, and this country are the only three that do not allow women on their Olympic teams.
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What is $0
In 2022, each male basketball team that entered the March Madness tournament was awarded $2.8 million, while women got paid this amount of money.
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What is the Women’s March Madness Finale?
According to ESPN, this game averaged 9.92 million viewers (peaking at 12.6 million), the most watched women’s game in the sport to date.
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