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Explore your own feelings about women’s equality in contemporary issues such as military combat and ministry. Why should or shouldn’t women be accepted in these occupations?

Women In Sports Journalism
The profession of sports journalism has existed since the early nineteenth century, when newspapers and the media began covering horse racing and boxing events. However, when one reads a history of sports journalism prior to the 1970s, it quickly becomes apparent that all of the famous writers and commentators were men. There was a general feeling in the early years of journalism that women were unsuited for some assignments, and sports was one of the topics that women were felt to be unqualified to report on. Although it’s much better now, women still struggle in order to be accepted in the professions of sports journalism and often have to show a higher level of training or are expected to accept unfair treatment in order to get the same job and respect that male reporters receive.
In the 1970s, there was a women’s movement showing that women could indeed work in many of the areas that had been formerly dominated by men. However, a controversy arose...

Posted by: Gelinde Cobbs

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