social roles expected of women and men

• expectations, attitudes, behaviors and interests perceived to be appropriate for, or typical of, women and men

• participation: % of women increasing
• earnings: 
• representation in leadership: % of men decreasing

women's participation has increased over time due to 

• more sport opportunities
• government mandates
• global women's movement
• health and fitness movement
• increased media coverage 

• earnings: men earn more regardless of race; largest gap in hispanic, smallest gap in asian
• management: higher % of whites in leadership roles; largest gap in senior women administrator, smallest gap in director of athletics
• more barriers for minority women vs white women (motivation, time, energy, costs)

• motives for sport consumption: men motivated by eustress; women motivated by group affiliation
• consumption of women's sport: players as role models, need to support, perception as wholesome environment
• customer service: gender differences in dimensions of customer service deemed important
• promoting sport: women underrepresented, emphasis more on appearance, less on expertise

• stereotypes - belief that old people: perform worse, are adverse to change, less able to learn new materials/techniques, won't be with organization for as long, cost more to the organization, more responsible/trustworthy
• work experiences and opportunities - old people disadvantaged in job selection, receive 1/3 of the training; lack of mentors for young people

• as people age they become less active, but engage in more leisure time activities (reading, traveling, volunteering, etc)

• motives for sport consumption
• consumption of women's sport
• customer service
• promoting sport

1. average age of employee increasing
2. older employees need to work longer
3. age discrimination is more prevalent 

• race: influence health and well-being; poverty
• sex: women outlive men - face challenges of old age alone

• poor performance
• resistance to change
• ability to learn
• shorter tenure 
• more costly 
• more dependable 

• performance and promotion potential
• exiting the organization

• selection
• training and development
• mentoring

• people become less active as they age
• engage in more leisure time activities

when people have a mental or physical impairment that:

• largely restricts one or more major life activities
• when there's a recorded history
• when they're considered to have an impairment 

disabled people have:

• faced prejudice through language
• been segregated in schools and society
• found it necessary to hide their disabilities

• poor relationship with supervisor
• low performance expectations
• negative attitudes toward accommodations
• stigma, pity and anxiety

• less likely to have degree beyond high school
• less likely to be employed full time
• paid less for equal amount of work

sport that has been designed for, or is specifically practiced by athletes with disabilities

• attitudes toward athletes: viewed as 2nd class
• barriers to inclusion: lack of funds, programs, facilities
• accessibility: lack of equipment, coaches, opportunity information

• largely ignored
• be respectful and accurate in depiction
• be cognizant of personal biases 

• weight - anti fat attitudes: negative attributes (lazy, etc), paid less, segregated 
• height - more likely to be perceived as leader. more self esteem.
• attractiveness: attractive people are better judged than ugly ones