Chapter 9 of your textbook discusses the search for gender equity in sport. Efforts to promote gender equity have been complicated both by long-held biases and by challenges related to the development of just policies. At the center of the discussion lies one basic question: Does organizing women and men into separate sporting spaces make sense?
Task: Read Corey Kilgannon’s article in the New York Times entitled, “New York High School Wrestlers Break Stereotypes in Coed Division” (PDF under this week’s “Reading” tab). The piece profiles wrestling in the New York City Public Schools Athletic League, where boys and girls feature on the same teams.
Then, in a one-page reflection (double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12 pt., Times New Roman font), please respond to the following questions: What are the benefits of having co-ed wrestling teams according to students and coaches interviewed? Do you think there are any potential drawbacks with co-ed teams? Does the wrestling model serve as a useful one for other sports? Why/why not?
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