PLEASE USE THE ATTACHED AS SOURCES (BOTTOM)
Requirement: answer the following questions in a 5-paragraphessay format.
1. The Role of Gender in Sports. During the first few weeks of class, we examinedthe role of women in sports, historical considerations, as well as stereotypes. Throughclass discussions, TED Talks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and currentevents, we can agree that gender rights have certainly been a pressing topicthroughout the years. For example, according to Dayna B. Danielss article, YouThrow Like a Girl: Sport and Misogyny on the Silver Screen In 1968, theInternational Olympic Committee began a practice of femininity testing on allwomen entered in the Olympics to prove they were females. The practicespread to other competitions such as world championships -as women began toshatter world records set by men. It wasnt until the year 2000 that thepractice of sex testing or gender verification came under strong censure andthe International Olympic Committee finally curtailed the practice for the 2000Olympic Games in Sydney. While women insports continue to face an uphill battle in being respected on the same levelas men, the controversy around transgender athletes has brought the debate tothe forefront, and at times, in a different light. With the increase in thenumber of transgender athletes, many debates focus on the best way in which tosupport transgender athletes and if providing such support could potentiallylead to providing an athletic advantage over others.
Inreading over the New Times Article, as well as the Sports Illustrated article(see attached word document for article links), do you believe that professionaland amateur sporting bodies should create a policy for sex-segregated sportsthat requires making a choice: either exclude these athletes or allow them tocomplete and as some would claim- with potential advantages?
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