Brenton Chin's Blog

We all know about sexism has been deemed a common workplace issue, but how about in the football world, where males dominate the “workplace” spectrum? Well according to this article, there was an incident regarding sexism in New York this week. The incident did not occur on the football field, but occured in the locker rooms of the New York Jets football team. What occured raises an ethical issue that questions whether or not female reporters should be allowed into the male football players’ locker rooms that would allow them to preform the same duties that male reporters do. The ethicallity of this issue is based on the premise that women should be able preform the same duties that men do. Post-game interviews, that are conducted primarily in the lockerrooms, generally grant women permission to enter the room that are deemed men-only. When head coach Rex Ryan complained to authorities about allowing TV Azteca’s Ines Sainz, a female reporter, into the men’s lockerroom, he was eventually forced to apologize after protests from NFL officials. Ryan had complained about the female reporter being dressed too scantily and having too much of a flirtatious manner. This raises a question of ethics: should female reporters be allowed into men’s locker rooms? I think its okay, as long as the woman stays professional and does not veer too far off from how the male reporters conduct themselves. What do you guys think?

For extra reading, try: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2010-09-14-ines-sainz-nfl_N.htm