Sexism In Sports
Girls as young as __ years old feel they don't belong in Sports.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
C. 5
___% of female athletes earn less than $25,000 annually from their sport.
A. 26
B. 42
C. 58
D. 62
C. 58%
which for context, is below the 2023 U.S. median individual income of $48,060.
Who was the Number One Draft Pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft?
Caitlin Clark
True or False: The WNBA players union is negotiating a new revenue share deal
True, negotiations have been extended to the end of November
Across the roles of CEO, Chair and Performance Director, and ETC in the World are ____ % are women.
A. 48
B. 24
C. 36
D. 32
B. 24%
How many woman athlete cracked into the top 100 highest paid athletes in 2024?
A.1
B. 5
C. 3
D. 0
D. 0
Who was the number one Draft pick in the 2024 NBA draft?
Victor Wembanyama
True or False: The Paris 2024 Olympics were the first to achieve full gender parity in athlete participation
True:
Big change since only 2.2% women in 1900.
41% of sons parents believe in playing a sport growing up whereas ___ % of daughters parents do.
A. 35
B. 30
C. 25
D. 20
B. 30
What is the difference in pay between Emma Hayes USWNT head coach and Mauricio Pochettino USMNT head coach?
A. 1 mil
B. 2 mil
C. 3 mil
D. Over 4 mil
For context Mauricio Pochettino gets payed 6 million
D. Over 4 mil
For the two #1 draft picks in the WNBA and NBA what was there difference in rookie salary?
A. 1 mil
B. 5 mil
C. 500k
D. Over 11 mil
D. Over 11 mil
Caitlin Clark’s rookie salary was $77,000 Victor Wembanyama, had a salary of $12.2M.
What sport has had equal paying tournaments since 1973?
Tennis
In 2024, __% of sports coverage on key channels was of women’s sport.
A. 12
B. 15
C. 8
D. 16
C. 8%
True or False: Rocky, the mascot for the Denver Nuggets, earns the same as some of the highest salaries in the WNBA.
False: The mascot for the Denver Nuggets, earns $625,000 annually, while the highest salaries in the WNBA range from $241-$252K. So the Mascot earns almost 3 times the amount of the highest salaries in the WNBA.
NBA players salaries are about 50% of the revenue made, but WNBA salaries are only about __ % of revenue.
A. 50
B. 30
C. 20
D. 10
D. about 10 %
WNBA players currently earn about 9.3% of the league's revenue.
How can you make the change?
Challenge the norms.
Initiatives and new venues, like women's sports apparel,bars, and players are helping to challenge stereotypes and increase visibility for women's sports.