Who Said Girls Can't Play?

As we all know, women did not have the same rights as men in the olden days. This includes voting, goint to war, and different roles each sex plays in a household, or any other place. One thing that has really changed as the years went by are Female sports leagues. In the past, women were not eligible to play the game because they were considered "feminine". When I have learned about this, I did not find this right at all. Ladies should be treated and have the same respect as gentlemen do. Race shouldnt matter at all (and this is coming from a male's perspective also). There are plenty females that can play sports just as good as men. For example, a sport as brutal as boxing is now not only a man sport, but a female sport also. There is a woman by the name of Laila Ali, that I am sure can beat a lot of men in boxing. Laila, the daughter of the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, has numerous medals and Championship belts under her name. She is known for being the best female boxer to ever play the game. This would be another reason as to why females could do just as much or in fact any sport a man can.
Over the past 15 years, it was said that many male sports has been eliminated to provide opportunities for women to play. In the last five years, according to the 1997 NCAA Gender Equity Study, football budgets have increased 139% while the entire women's athletics budget increases have totaled 79%. I dont find this fair to the women. 139% compared to 79% is a big difference. Luckily, with the help of us students, and the schools, this can change, and would help promote more women sports to be played in our schools in the future. I honestly think it is up to us to make this happen, because I dont think no one else would try and make this possible for the ladies.

Here is a link, and more to this story.
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/issues/rights/article.html?record=84