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Loading... Playing Ball with the Boys: The Rise of Women in the World of Men's Sports (2011)by Betsy Ross
![]() None No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - how she got into sports - her resume - how her gender hindered her - advice for the younger generation. Also, everyone cheers about Title IX, the legislation that has helped provide equal opportunities for both genders in sports. Everyone that Ross talks to has no problem with Title IX until the very end of the book where negative issues are given a page. While Ross's book is inspirational to any young women who wants to enter sports, it glosses over more important issues. ![]() My biggest complaint, however, would be the cursory way in which Title IX is dealt with. Title IX requires equal access to educational opportunities, programs, and activities regardless of sex. This opened the door for organized female sports at all levels. It has become an increasingly complicated issue in recent years because the legislation provides no standard for judging what ‘equal’ means. Some universities implement it by having equal numbers of female and male athletic scholarships; some maintain a number in proportion to the student body demographics - you run into problems with both of these methods because a sport like football that is all male has 85 scholarships and there is no comparably large female sport. Therefore, many athletic departments use Title IX as a reason for cutting programs. It’s an issue I find interesting and am not sure what the best way to handle it is. It would have been nice to see this dealt with on a level above superficiality. no reviews | add a review
The use of female sideline reporters is the fastest-growing new aspect of televised broadcasts of professional and college football. Names like Suzy Kolber, Erin Andrews, and Andrea Kremer are now as well known as any of the men in the booth. In recent years women have been sports columnists and reporters, talk-show hosts, even coaches and team administrators. And yet there has never been a book about this phenomenon. Former ESPN news anchor Betsy Ross fills this void with Playing Ball with the Boys, a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the emerging role that women play in spo No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.082The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games General Athletics And SportsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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