Kyle Komendat

English 112
11 December, 2014

Annotated Bibliography
Alvid, Stine. "The London 2012 Olympics: A gender equality audit." : International Platform on
Sport and Development. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
<http://www.sportanddev.org/en/newsnviews/highlighted_initiative/social_legacy_of_lon
don_2012_olympics/?5527/1/The-London-2012-Olympics-A-gender-equality-audit>.

In this article, Alvid explained, in the 2012 Olympics, females were represented well than and
more than they ever have before, with more events to participate in which means more
opportunities. Saying three milestones were accomplished, more women participating, there
were women competitors in every sport, and there were no longer any countries forbidding
women from competing. Even with that, there is still some equality issues. Males were still
getting more publicity, getting better sponsors, and unfortunately, rule differences. Hopefully,
the next Olympics, well see some changes where males and females will achieve identical
opportunities.

Im glad females persevered, getting a female represented in every sport in the last Olympics, but
that does not mean they have achieved the full respect they deserve. Fighting to get more
publicity and better sponsors should be some things they should strive to get before the next

Olympics, not only for themselves but to show everybody else that they deserve it. They have
accomplished some, but they still have to keep working and persevering through the adversity.

Ferro, Laura. "Gender Inequality in the U.S. Today." Trust Women. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct.
2014. <http://www.trustwomenpac.org/2012/03/gender-inequality-in-the-u-s-today/>.

Ferro stating some good points, starting off by explaining the meaning of gender inequality as
the disparity in power, status, and prestige. Ferro mentioned that woman who are in their 20s
and have no children make more per dollar than their male peers. With saying that, youd think
that women would have the edge in sustaining better work. Yet the percentage of women
mangers has only risen 3% in the last 20 years. She goes on to give more facts on how men have
better positions and saying that companies stand behind their pledge to create equal rights for
men and woman, yet nothing is being done.

In my opinion, I agree with where Ferro is coming from, females do deserve the same treatment
as men when it comes to the workforce. Woman go to school, get their respective degrees, go
through all the same obstacles that males do, so why should they not get the same treatment and
benefits. The U.S would make substantial progress in having a more equal treating workforce
where everybody is satisfied with their share.

Goff, Keli. "When Women Attack: The Hope Solo Double Standard." The Daily Call. N.p., n.d.
Web. 19 Oct. 2014. <http://www.thedailycall.org/?p=61262>.

This article, Hope Solo, US National Soccer team goalkeeper, recently was charged with two
accounts of domestic violence. The uproar is seeing everything on the news and in newspapers

about Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson, but nothing about Solo. Also last year, rapper Jay-Z was
caught on security cameras getting assaulted by his wife, Beyoncs sister, but since its female
on male abuse, people turn their heads.
One thing caught my eye in this article, and that is the quote at the beginning of the article, as
gender equality gets closer to reality, we need to accept that woman can be perpetrators too.
Most people, when it comes to domestic violence, that its just male on female violence. Such
double standard should not be present when dealing with situations like this. Woman should be
held to the same standard as men are, but it doesnt seem that way, the media portrays men as the
main accusers.
In my opinion, its ridiculous to believe that people see domestic violence as just all men
accusers. It is not fair to perceive men as the face of domestic violence, when obviously it is just
as much woman as it is men. The media doesnt help by talking about all the males who are
guilty of domestic violence, which people see and just think badly, when females should be
getting the same airtime.

Humphries, Jane. "The Gender Gap in Wages." 1 Dec. 2009. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
<http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.cpcc.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=12&sid=cfbd4352eed2-4709-bae6-f01843a10ddf@sessionmgr110&hid=120&bdata=

Jane Humphries talks about the production in the quest of profits, no matter what, even if that
means not having gender equality. Humphries brings up Joyce Burnette, who is an advocate of
the power of the market, which means she basically backs up her position with analysis and
historical research. She mentions that Burnette said she thinks the cause of womens lower

wages are due to their lesser strength and child care responsibilities. Humphries stating that she
doubts Burnettes research. But Humphries does agree that bodily weaknesses and family
responsibilities hinder women when dealing with their employers. Summing it all up, if women
were paid for their productivity, these outcomes wouldnt be necessarily ideal from a social
perspective.
I like that Jane Humphries brought Joyce Burnette into her argument, giving examples and a
basis for her to work upon. She stated her opinions and backed them up with good information
that helped portray a solid base to start a debatable conversation. Sparking a conversation is the
key to getting people to talk about an issue and try to find an answer. Humphries brought up
valid points to help get her point across to her readers.

Mcsweeney, Melissa. "Gender Equality in the Media: The New Social Movement - The
Airspace." The Airspace. Insight, n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.

The article submitted by Mcsweeney addresses the negative influence television has on young
women. It lowers young ladies self-image, making them feel belittled when it comes to men and
the workforce. The Geena Davis Institute of Gender in Media has recognized this problem and is
working to erase these imageries through public education.

Geena Davis, founder, noticed when she was watching a childrens show, the lack of female
characters, from there she started her organization to make a change. Davis has partnered with
Dr. Smith from the University of Southern California, where they have found 12 studies
suggesting gender inequality in the media. They found in top-rated children movies, a 3:1 boy to

girl ratio was present, giving young woman less characters to emphasize with. Such twisted
beliefs are being shown to young generation in their early childhood years, forming this
perception of the world, which causes false expectations and perceptions.

I like what Davis did in starting the organization to find an answer to the inequality in television.
It was very nice seeing that she got the idea while watching a show with her daughter. She took
the initiative and has the motive to make a change. Establishing the group, teaming up with
Smith to help her, she is determined to remove gender inequality from the younger generations.

Okun, Rob . "Books." Male Athletes Speak Out Against Sports Sexism. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct.
2014. <http://womensenews.org/story/books/140411/male-athletes-speak-out-againstsports-sexism>.

This article talks about how a group of senior male athletes at a prestigious private school in
Massachusetts, got together and wrote a rather convincing and argumentative letter on sexism in
sports. The boys pointed out that male athletes collective character has been tainted by the
objectification and sexism that pervade athlete culture. This culture may not be our fault, but it is
our problem to fix it. They explained how males sort of come in to the role of thinking they are
above others and get the mindset that they can say anything and expect gratification. The group
of guys that got together are speaking out and want change to occur, not just at their school, but
everywhere. At the end of their letter, they asked the next years senior class to make a decision,
either silently perpetuate the culture we inherited, or choose the culture our teams and
community deserve.

I thought the group had good points and have an excellent supporting cast around them to be
successful. They have experienced sexism firsthand and want to make a change, who better for
change than the people who have been a part of it. Im sure all the young women are behind
them too, hoping to end sexism in sports and in our society in general. Since they mentioned that
schools should provide classes or trainings to help educate others of the problem and make a
change is definitely a step in the right direction.
"On Pay Gap, Millennial Women Near Parity For Now." Pew Research Centers Social
Demographic Trends Project RSS. 11 Dec. 2013. Web. 9 Dec. 2014.

In this article, the PEW Research Center took up some statistics about the gender wage gap, like
educational backgrounds, first hand encounters with gender inequality and so on. By doing this,
it is helping to persuade the readers to see how unfairly women are treated and how they are
discriminated against in the workplace. Pretty much compiling that women deserve better and
deserve the same entities that men get.

This article stuck out to me by the display of the stats to help back women in helping them to try
and get gender equality in the workplace. Seeing that women have the upper hand in education
and in those who are just entering college, really has shown me how much women do deserve
better treatment and more fair treatment among their peers and higher appointed officials since
they have the credentials to not just be treated equally but some more than that.

Skinner, Curtis. "The Effects of Skill, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity." 1 Jan. 2002. Web. 8 Dec.
2014.<http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.cpcc.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=18&
sid=cfbd4352-eed2-4709-bae6-f01843a10ddf@sessionmgr110&hid=120>.

Skinner explains how gender, race and ethnicity has a lot to do with the earnings of high school
graduates in New York City. He mentions that wage earning models showed higher returns to
observed skills for male high school graduates compared to women and young black and
Hispanic men. He explains the Theory of Wage Inequality, that the theory suggests four major
hypotheses; one, skill supply, two, access to jobs, three, occupational/industrial/firm preferences,
and four, employer hiring and/or wage discrimination. Saying people with higher skills produce
higher productivity, which in return means better salaries. He also stated the source of inequality
is the low employment shares of women and minority men in jobs that require high levels of
occupational preparation. When all comes to all, Skinner uses models and data to back up his
findings and opinions.

With using models and data, Skinner did well in getting his point across and to begin an
argument for equality issues when dealing with different genders, races, and ethnicities. He has
good information to back up what he says, giving himself credit by doing that. He uses different
sections to help explain his findings, many different ways to help establish a basis to help prove
his findings are credible.