{"product_id":"womens-sports-what-everyone-needs-to-know-r","title":"Women's Sports: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)","description":"Although girls and women account for approximately 40 percent of all athletes in the United States, they receive only 4 percent of the total sport media coverage. \u003cem\u003eSportsCenter\u003c\/em\u003e, ESPN's flagship program, dedicates less than 2 percent of its airtime to women. Local news networks devote less than\u003cbr\u003e5 percent of their programming to women's sports. Excluding \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e's annual Swimsuit Issue, women appear on just 4.9 percent of the magazine's covers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMedia is a powerful indication of the culture surrounding sport in the United States. Why are women underrepresented in sports media? \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated \u003c\/em\u003ejournalist Andy Benoit infamously remarked that women's sports are not worth watching. Although he later apologized, Benoit's comment points to\u003cbr\u003emore general lack of awareness. Consider, for example, the confusion surrounding Title IX, the U.S. Law that prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program that receives federal financial assistance. Is Title IX to blame when administrators drop men's athletic programs? Is it lack of\u003cbr\u003einterest or lack of opportunity that causes girls and women to participate in sport at lower rates than boys and men? In \u003cem\u003eWomen's Sports: What Everyone Needs to Know\u003c\/em\u003e(R), Jaime Schultz tackles these questions, along with many others, to upend the misunderstandings that plague women's sports. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing historical, contemporary, scholarly, and popular sources, Schultz traces the progress and pitfalls of women's involvement in sport. In the signature question-and-answer format of the What Everyone Needs to Know(R) series, this short and accessible book\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eclarifies misconceptions that dog women's\u003cbr\u003eathletics and offers much needed context and history to illuminate the struggles and inequalities sportswomen continue to face. By exploring issues such as gender, sexuality, sex segregation, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, media coverage, and the sport-health connection, Schultz shows why women's\u003cbr\u003esports are not just worth watching, but worth playing, supporting, and fighting for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7314439\"\u003eJaime Schultz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190657703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190657707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC028000\"\u003eWomen's Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC032000\"\u003eGender Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJaime Schultz\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Penn State, with an affiliate appointment in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. An award-winning teacher and Fulbright scholar, Schultz is the author or editor of five books and fifty article or book chapters. She also serves as the\u003cbr\u003eacademic editor of the \u003cem\u003eInternational Journal of the History of Sport\u003c\/em\u003e (Americas) and as co-editor for the University of Illinois \u003cem\u003eSport and Society\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673659445485,"sku":"9780190657703","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d201869a-51b9-46ba-9e4d-62dc9eb1f867.jpg?v=1649556637","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/womens-sports-what-everyone-needs-to-know-r","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}