By Katie Willis, SwimmingWorld College Intern
From the time of its creation, society had already determined specific gender roles. The socially constructed hierarchy had men placed above women. Men were meant to do the hard labor in life while women were intended to stay at home and care for the home and children. This reality meant fewer opportunities for females to expand out and explore different options in their lives. People were expected to stay within given rules but as time passed and society evolved, a big change in gender equality was demanded.
In today’s society, women and men are on more equal ground. However, the discrimination based on gender still exists. Men are still seen as aggressive, dominant, and strong while women are still made out to be on the weaker side and extremely emotional. Â While, stereotypes are at the root, along with misconceptions and exaggerations, they still have power in society.
I think these stereotypes hurt the most for female athletes. Comments about ‘being a girl’ are often used as an insult, which can be be disheartening to a serious, driven female athlete. Whether it be running like a girl, throwing like a girl, playing like a girl, all of these have negative connotations. Anything attributed to being “like a girl” is weaker,  not as good, and so on. And with this negativity aimed toward women in sports, this can cause a falling out of sport for a lot of young female athletes.
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