“More young girls may wish to take up sport if they realise that it is recognised” “Promotion of professional women’s sport to increase engagement with it and encourage young women to participate” (Onepoll.com, 2014). These statements show that a lot of people believe that if we increase media coverage of women’s sport it will help encourage young girls to get more involved and if it’s not recognised then young girls will not be exposed to the world of sport. A survey conducted in 2012 named ‘CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN ORGANISED SPORT’ show that from ages 5-8 females have a lower participation rate in organised sports with a percentage of 50.1%, compared to men’s 61.4%. These statistics show that young girls are not as into sports as young boys and many people believe that equalling media coverage will open up young girls’ minds about
“More young girls may wish to take up sport if they realise that it is recognised” “Promotion of professional women’s sport to increase engagement with it and encourage young women to participate” (Onepoll.com, 2014). These statements show that a lot of people believe that if we increase media coverage of women’s sport it will help encourage young girls to get more involved and if it’s not recognised then young girls will not be exposed to the world of sport. A survey conducted in 2012 named ‘CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN ORGANISED SPORT’ show that from ages 5-8 females have a lower participation rate in organised sports with a percentage of 50.1%, compared to men’s 61.4%. These statistics show that young girls are not as into sports as young boys and many people believe that equalling media coverage will open up young girls’ minds about