Despite the lifelong obstacles they’ve faced, women have been athletes for centuries. According to The Sport Journal, it took decades for women to be able to play sports competitively. Today, some of the most well-known athletes include women. From soccer to skiing and every other traditional sport, female athletes lead a new age of women’s contributions to sports. Women in sports defy gender stereotypes and social norms, make inspiring role models, and show men and women as equals.
According to Business Insider, media coverage of women in sports has slightly increased, mostly due to social networking. Social media has further exposed women’s sports to the public world, and often at a much greater rate than traditional news media. The media has also improved its coverage of women's sports through more television time and using better equipment to record the events.
Women also face another huge issue when pursuing sports: the gender pay gap. Women used to rank more prominently among the top-earning athletes, but over the past 25 years, media companies have spent billions on TV deals for live sports content. According to Wall Street Journal, the U.S. women’s soccer team’s games have generated more revenue than the men’s team over the past three years. Fox Sports say the pool-play game versus Chile had record viewership for a Women's World Cup group-stage match. U.S. Soccer appears to have gotten the message, and the two sides will pursue mediation after the World Cup to resolve the gender-discrimination lawsuit instead of going to a courtroom.
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