Poster Session
Location
Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center
Access Type
Open Access
Entry Number
4
Start Date
4-10-2019 12:00 PM
End Date
4-10-2019 1:15 PM
Department
Sports Management
Abstract
This research project was studied over the course of the fall semester of the 2018-2019 school year. The information was collected through twitter to find what people thought about the woman commentators on Fox Sports, one is including Aly Wagner. Aly Wagner was the first woman to commentate on the men’s world cup game this past summer of 2018, something that had never even been thought of before this summer. Instead of being a sideline reporter that was used just for her appearance, Wagner was given the opportunity to do perform a job that is mainly dominated by men. Past research has indicated that women are not accepted in masculine sports, such as football, soccer, hockey, or anything that requires aggression or physical activity. Wagner made history by commentating on a men’s World Cup, however the reactions to this event were mixed. By putting parameters in place, data was able to be found through twitter searches. The hypothesis stated that the comments found would be prodiminstrly negative due to what past research has uncovered. However, the research shows that the hypothesis was surprisingly not entirely correct. Positive comments supporting Aly Wagner were apparent, which shows progress in the sport world for women. Along with the positive feedback, there were also very harsh comments that proved that the hypothesis was partly correct. The data found that while women are slowly starting to be accepted in the sports world, there is still a lot of work to be done to have them be respected.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Lindsay Pieper
Rights Statement
The right to download or print any portion of this material is granted by the copyright owner only for personal or educational use. The author/creator retains all proprietary rights, including copyright ownership. Any editing, other reproduction or other use of this material by any means requires the express written permission of the copyright owner. Except as provided above, or for any other use that is allowed by fair use (Title 17, §107 U.S.C.), you may not reproduce, republish, post, transmit or distribute any material from this web site in any physical or digital form without the permission of the copyright owner of the material.
Included in
Women in Sport Broadcasting
Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center
This research project was studied over the course of the fall semester of the 2018-2019 school year. The information was collected through twitter to find what people thought about the woman commentators on Fox Sports, one is including Aly Wagner. Aly Wagner was the first woman to commentate on the men’s world cup game this past summer of 2018, something that had never even been thought of before this summer. Instead of being a sideline reporter that was used just for her appearance, Wagner was given the opportunity to do perform a job that is mainly dominated by men. Past research has indicated that women are not accepted in masculine sports, such as football, soccer, hockey, or anything that requires aggression or physical activity. Wagner made history by commentating on a men’s World Cup, however the reactions to this event were mixed. By putting parameters in place, data was able to be found through twitter searches. The hypothesis stated that the comments found would be prodiminstrly negative due to what past research has uncovered. However, the research shows that the hypothesis was surprisingly not entirely correct. Positive comments supporting Aly Wagner were apparent, which shows progress in the sport world for women. Along with the positive feedback, there were also very harsh comments that proved that the hypothesis was partly correct. The data found that while women are slowly starting to be accepted in the sports world, there is still a lot of work to be done to have them be respected.