Comm 461 Blog 1 Capstone Ideas

As a dual major at Shepherd University, studying both sports communications and news media/communications, I have found a great interest in women's study both on and off the field.  I am interested in writing a research paper that goes in depth with research that has been presented through the years on the depiction of women in a male dominated world of sports.  Going into discussion of lawsuits between female athletes, female coaches, and female sports reporters.  I am also interested in discussing the trend in television with the amount of coverage for women sports.  In addition to coverage, I would like to discuss the stereotypes that are associated with women in sports.  This would include a survey taken by those willing to take the survey answering a couple of questions that covers how they feel about women in sports.  As a result, this ties back to the importance of Title IX and how it has fallen to the wayside in regards to creating an equal playing field for men and women. By creating this research paper, it ties into current events that have occurred with the women's soccer team and the lawsuit they have against the US soccer association due to the low salary they receive opposed to men's soccer.  It is something that is relevant, that occurs not just worldwide, but also on our very own campus.  The goal of this paper is to make people aware that both men and women should be treated equally in sports and inspire future students to take charge and continue to make a difference.