How does SEXISM affect women's ability to participate in athletics?

Biggest issues for women in athletics are: Equal participation in sports Access to leadership roles Equitable compensation Opportunities for minority women in leadership roles Fewer women coaching sports

Often times this is due to misogynistic beliefs that women are generally inferior to men when it comes to athletics. The way a girl throws a ball is the object of ridicule or mockery." - Women's Voices, Feminist Visions

We see this in our everyday life, when the insult "you throw like a girl" is often used to demean people who are bad at sports.

How we can change things today?

Treating everyone equally Don't make fun of any sports, No other sport is better than the next, Everyone deserves a fair shot!!!
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation, in be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." - Title IX: a landmark civil rights law barring gender discrimination in education.