I d prefer to see women compete using the same standards as men, even if it means we have some ugliness from time to time, such as the off-court trash talk now rampant in women s tennis. Male college football and basketball players, for example, are more likely to rape and gang rape than other men on campus. Several popular male sports leaders such as Penn State football coach Joe Paterno have joked about beating their wives. So, yes, of course, women should behave better than that. But I m less concerned about women following in men s footsteps than I am in boys following in men s footsteps.
Most women suffer from lack of confidence.
I love it when women openly crave success, and have the confidence that they can pull it off. And, I disagree with the Idaho authors on most counts. For one thing, in the example you cited, respondents scored lower when they said they would not report tipping a ball out of bounds in volleyball. This reflects a lack of understanding about the rules, written and unwritten, in sports. If you re playing recreational tennis, then there s an honor system, and you re supposed to report honestly whether the ball was in or out, etc.