I would like to share a message I received today from Penny Hastings. I
don't know Penny and haven't read her book, but I certainly agree with her
comments.
June,
I am a writer that specializes in girls and women's sports issues. It is
clear to me that a career in sports is something many girls never think of,
even though they might play sports themselves. With that in mind, I thought
you might be interested in the book I wrote called "Sports for Her, A
Reference Guide for Teenage Girls," published by Greenwood Publishing Co.
While it's primarily a guide to sports at the high school level, it has a
chapter on sports-related careers for females. If you are interested in
purchasing a copy for your reference library, you can contact Greenwood at
www.greenwood.com. Penny Hastings - Hastings Communications- P.O. Box
14927-Santa Rosa, CA 95402 - 707 579-3479 - fax 707 526-6347
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I went into the National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education (NCSEE)
website and found another resource for "Gender Equity in Sports" at
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/ge This site was updated Oct. 16, 2000.
While Title IX has enabled many more girls to participate in physical
education and athletics, it also had the unexpected result of many female
coaches being replaced by male coaches. There was a similar shift in
administrators, as Women Deans were replaced by Deans of Education (males).
I attend the Portland Fire WNBA games with a group of friends. We enjoy
the
games and delight in seeing young women athletes play a sport that was much
different for girls/women when we were young. Some of you may remember the
limitations placed on women basketball players years ago. Still, compare
the pay of WNBA players to NBA players. It's WNBA but not MNBA, because
dominate cultures need not be named. There was an ABL, but that league was
eliminated. Now WNBA teams (whose names have to complement the MNBA teams
(Blazers - Fire) play in the summer because the NBA plays in winter. Our
WNBA players are good athletes as well as good role models for young
people.
There are many outstanding women athletes today, but check out the salaries
of men and women players - golf, tennis or basketball. Is there a sport
where women earn equal pay?
I agree that sports is just one more example of a non-traditional
occupation
that many girls and women are eliminated from because of lack of
information. Here, too, information and role models are extremely
important
so girls and women have a full range of opportunities open to them.
June Tremain, Ed. D.
Career Development and Human Res. Specialist
Oregon Department of Education
Office of Professional Technical Education
Public Service Building
255 Capitol ST. NE
Salem, OR. 97310-0203
Phone (503) 378-3600 x2238 Fax (503) 378-5156
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