Even in March Madness, the playing field remains uneven for women
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on April 4, 2024.
Every March, millions of people locate their yellow highlighters and black pens as they compete against family, friends and coworkers for bragging rights in their March Madness bracket contest.
It all started in a Staten Island bar in 1977, where an 88-person bracket contest required $10 bets. And it’s grown beyond everyone’s wildest imagination since then.
According to one online betting source, “2024 could be the first year that 100 million brackets are submitted across the U.S.”
But despite the rise in popularity for college basketball during March Madness every year, this year’s tournament is a glaring example of the sexism many women in the United States face because they have to deal with foolishness men don’t have to.