This question is asked often when it comes to sports, but it is
rarely answered. The thing is, men and women strive for equality but
when it comes down to it, are men and women equal? In some sports, and
in some areas, yes. But more could be done.
The Argument For
Take
football
for example. It's the most popular sport on the planet, it pays
incredibly well and the rules are increasingly being tightened to
prevent foul play, so what's so harmful about allowing men and women to
play together? Men are not necessarily faster, or more agile than women
(look at tennis' Serena Williams, for example), and so physically, there
really should be no reason to separate the sexes.
Of course, women can play football, and the female version of the
sport is gaining in popularity all the time. There is one issue, though:
women's football still lags behind the men's game in terms of
viewership, and so women's chances to succeed are limited - most have to
hold down a part-time job alongside their sporting careers. It would be
more than fair (and easier, if they played together) to give women
exactly the same opportunities as men: the chance to get paid hundreds
of thousands of pounds every week and have their faces plastered on
billboards, with all the fame being a talented footballer in the public
eye affords.
The Argument Against
In
rugby,
where four or five men aim to bring an attacker to ground with a strong
tackle and those involved in the scrum experience head trauma to such
an extent they end up with 'cauliflower ears', the argument to involve
women is perhaps not such a convincing one. Of course, men and women are
built differently and therefore on a rugby pitch, it might pain viewers
to see men tackling women and vice versa in the same way they would
attack someone of the same gender. There is the matter of having the
same opportunities in life, the same chances to do well at something you
love to do, but if you're risking your body every time you go out on to
the field of play, is it really worth it?
Conclusion
The general consensus might be that, in sports such as football and
tennis, where contact is minimal, men and women should play together -
but in the more physical sports such as rugby or wrestling, the two
sexes should probably be kept apart. For now, at least.
Contact: Janie Rabet
https://sports.gentingcasino.com/
jane.rabet@gentingcasino.com
