Which pair best describes the approach to achieving gender equity in sports, according to the material?

Which pair best describes the approach to achieving gender equity in sports, according to the material?

• A. Redefining gender norms and reorganizing sports structures
• B. Increasing training intensity
• C. Expanding seating capacity
• D. Marketing campaigns

Answer: (A)

Achieving gender equity in sports requires changing beliefs and expectations about who can participate and how success is defined, while also reshaping the systems that govern sport to ensure fair access and opportunity. Redefining gender norms addresses attitudes and stereotypes that gatekeep participation, media representation, and leadership. Reorganizing sports structures changes rules, governance, resource distribution, eligibility, and competition formats so that opportunities are genuinely available to all genders. This dual focus on both cultural change and structural reform directly targets the barriers that create inequity. The other options miss this combined approach: increasing training intensity targets performance rather than fairness or access; expanding seating capacity focuses on audiences rather than participation opportunities; marketing campaigns improve visibility but don’t by themselves fix who can participate or how resources are allocated.

Achieving gender equity in sports requires changing beliefs and expectations about who can participate and how success is defined, while also reshaping the systems that govern sport to ensure fair access and opportunity. Redefining gender norms addresses attitudes and stereotypes that gatekeep participation, media representation, and leadership. Reorganizing sports structures changes rules, governance, resource distribution, eligibility, and competition formats so that opportunities are genuinely available to all genders. This dual focus on both cultural change and structural reform directly targets the barriers that create inequity.

The other options miss this combined approach: increasing training intensity targets performance rather than fairness or access; expanding seating capacity focuses on audiences rather than participation opportunities; marketing campaigns improve visibility but don’t by themselves fix who can participate or how resources are allocated.