doi no.: 05-2016-44975451, DOI Link :: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2019-11428965/

Sakshi Verma ¹

Affiliations

1 Assistant Professor, PGDAV College, University of Delhi sakshi.verma@pgdav.du.ac.in

 sakshiverma.du@gmail.com  Mobile: 9899974061

ABSTRACT

In the so called “equal” and “modern” world, the 21^st century offers equal opportunity to everyone.  We all are free to choose our careers, our hobbies and our lifestyle. Society, religion or other environmental factors are all supportive and motivates us to pursue our dreams. Sounds perfect! But does this perfect world exist? The answer is NO! We are influenced by society and its norms in this 21^st century too. Though the culture has changed over years, we can’t claim that we have attained equality. In this paper, the focus remains on gender inequality which prevails in the area of sports. Women have proved their ability and competence in all walks of life but still the world is partial to them at all levels, may it be education, jobs, promotion or even games. Several researches have been conducted proving that gender inequality exists in the field of sports wherein the girls face more challenges than the boys. Few decades back, girls were not deemed fit for certain sports like wrestling, baseball, basketball etc. Over the period, society changed, its thinking has changed, girls were allowed to bring in changes in their clothing and they started taking up sports which were not considered “girls type”. The journey has been long but can we say that equality has been achieved? Does society supports the girls and boys equally to pursue their passion at any point of their life? The paper attempts to find out the journey of females in sports and also to provide an insight about what the youth thinks about gender discrimination in sports. Primary data is collected online through structured questionnaires from students across different colleges and institutions. The paper explores the perception of girls and boys who are actually part of the sports community regarding the gender inequality in sports. The survey reveals that society acts as the main hindrance for the girls pursuing sports. Even family support is not given to girls as much as it is given to the boys. While urban and rural girls participate equally in sports and fitness, rural girls who quit sports, are more likely to have problems with transportation or inadequate funds. The paper ends with recommendations to improve the current status.

Keywords: Fitness, Gender inequality, Sports.

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