英文摘要 |
Female participation in sports in the United States has been improving since Title IX was passed in 1972. After that, the issue of equality and fairness on female participation in sports was paid much attention globally. Taiwan government passed Gender Equality Education Act in 2004. The spirit of the law is to eliminate gender discrimination and provide equal educational opportunity and allocate equal educational resources for men and women. Based on the spirit of the law, sport gender equality should be protected by this law as well. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the development of sport gender equity in Taiwan and worldwide and to investigate the development of sport gender equity in educational system in Taiwan after the enactment of Gender Equality Education Act. Methods: Documentary analysis was adopted in this study. Results: The results found that female participation in sports had been lower than male and the gap between men and women in sports participation has not been improved since Gender Equality Education Act has been passed. In elementary school, middle school, high school, and college, the gap between men and women in the participation of sports clubs had not been narrowed. Even it has been discovered that the gap in collegiate level had been widened. Similarly, from elementary school to college, the gap between men and women in the participation of varsity sports had not been decreased. The gap at all levels reaches more than 8%, and the gap in both high school and collegiate level had been widened. Conclusions: Since Gender Equality Education Act was passed, the imbalance of female participation in sports has not been improved. Therefore, the suggestions are given as followed: (1) to add policies about sports gender equality in Gender Equality Education Act, (2) to encourage social organizations or groups to advocate sports gender equality, (3) to eliminate gender stereotypic impression on sport, (4) to raise the ratio of female members in sports structure, and (5) to adjust reward policies for corporations that sponsor women sports in Sports Industry Development Regulation. |