There are also plenty of big-name events that allow surfers to compete against one another, irrespective of their gender. Today, there are many top surfing competitions that are for men as well as women surfers. Until only a few years ago, there were not many sporting events that would allow female surfers, let alone women-only events. Now we see that people are starting to realize that even though this sport was formerly an all-male sport, there is plenty of room for female competitors that are talented, skilled, and ready to compete against the boys for their rightful place in this sport. They might be physically on a lower step, but their resilience and mental will are far better than men. Also, they are considered to be weaker than men.
Male surfers professional#
To be honest, the only real reason that so many professional surfers are male is that the media simply do not give much weightage or recognize women as professional surfers. These women are able to do all the things that male surfers can do, all while fighting back against stereotypes that are meant to keep them oppressed and keep them from thriving. Female surfers are stronger and tougher than most people realize. Female surfers have a lot to come up against and a lot to brush off in terms of making sure that they are getting a fair shake at surfing and at the same titles that are so readily handed over to their male counterparts. These brave women are forced to fight sexism in the sport, the stereotype that women are not strong enough to be professional surfers, and the idea that this sport is best left to the boys. Female surfers account for far less than half of the professional surfers that we see today, to be honest, this number is closer to about 25% of the surfers today who are actually female.
Mainly, the pay scale for women is lesser, and that’s one of the facts many people do not take them seriously.
One of the biggest struggles that female surfers face, is the pay differences between men and women surfers. They are trying hard to fight an invisible war and shift the disbalance of men and women in surfing. But is it still a male-dominated sport, or have things changed? Struggles Female Surfers Faceĭespite the fact that the overwhelming number of surfers that we see today are men, women are holding up. Surfing has long been a sport that was mainly male-dominated. When we think of surfers, we think of men with laid back attitudes and chiseled abs, but rarely women.
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