The participation of women in sports in an industrial society

Modifying national sports activities, introducing rules and uniforms, and standardizing the playing field have created sports activities that follow the needs of the society in which they are created. The introduced sports activities are adapted to the given concept of femininity, and physical contact is excluded from the games. A woman is treated as an intuitive, compassionate and gentle being, directed towards marriage and family, and this quality must not be violated by the intensified male playing of sports. Concepts such as those that saw a woman’s job as less important than a man’s have contributed to creating a basis for change in society that includes accepting lucrative jobs for women. The pressure on the woman’s responsibility in the industrial society has grown, and thus has exacerbated her position as she has very little free time anyway. Certain positions that women had taken when playing sports in the past could have caused scandals, and the imposed restrictions were uncomfortable, including a dress code.