Ietls essays collection (howtodoielts)

Today, TV channels broadcast 
men’s sports shows more than women’s 
sport shows. 
Why is this the case? 
Should TV channels give equal showtime for each? 
It 
is common practice for most TV networks to focus more on men’s athletics 
rather than women’s. In my opinion, this is a natural byproduct of the history of 
sports and there should be more equal emphasis depending on the sport in 
question. 
Men’s sports are more popular because they have developed further. In the past, 
athletics was always the primary domain of men and women were relegated to 
more domestic roles. Modern society understands this was discriminatory but the 
result, higher quality of play among male sports, cannot be argued. A good 
example of this would be professional basketball where the male leagues, such 
as the NBA, feature some of the greatest athletes in the world, executing complex 
coaching schemes, and consistently showcasing high skill lev
els. Women’s 
basketball, while it has developed considerably in the last two decades, is not the 
same level of entertainment though this may change in the coming years. 
As this situation may require time to remedy, only the ratings can justify equal 
programming time. There are sports where this is already the case essentially, 
such as tennis, where women receive equal prize money and the ratings are 
comparable. In the United States, this also applies for international football 
tournaments, where the female team regularly advances far beyond their male 
counterparts. In these examples, it is warranted to give female athletics at least, 
if not more, broadcast time. However, mandating this policy for all sports before 
they are ready and the audience exists is likely to produce a strong backlash and 
in fact hinder the progress of women’s sports. 
In conclusion, there are institutional reasons for the disparity in the time television 
channels dedicate to men’s and women’s sports and this should be corrected on 
a case by case basis. Viewers will decide themselves which sports deserve the 
most attention, regardless of gender. 

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