For my research project I am going to dissect and discuss the misrepresentation of women in sports by the media. Within this research I am going to present evidence and elaborate on different scholarly research showing the different ways that media portrays women negatively. I am going to discuss broadcast media, sports magazines. All in all, …show more content…
Although more and more women are competing in sports at the high school, college, and professional levels, there is still a misrepresentation by the media in regards to coverage, highlight shows, magazine covers, and descriptors describing the athletes. It is hard to say where women can come from here in obtaining the same respect as men due to the audience want of men’s sports. But, women deserve to be represented more than just sexual allures in the media and need to be viewed as top tier