Blog entry # 5.5 - Issue Research

1. Are you working alone or in a group? If you are working in a group, who are your group member(s)? I will be working alone.

2. What social issue have you been assigned? I was assigned Girls in sports


3. In order to develop an effective PSA you must feel a personal connection to the social issue that you are addressing. What does this social issue mean to you?
This social issue will be about how women are treated in sports because of their gender. Women are not treated correctly because they are thought of as being weak and not being able to do what men can do.

4. What group(s) is/are affected by your assigned social issue? Teenagers and adults are affected by this social issue



5. What potential negative impact can this issue have? Inequality and incorrect treatment of females can occur



6. What research (statistics) can you use to support your argument that this is a social issue that needs to be addressed? I can use statistics of the number of women in sports compared to men.



7. Agency/Organization

a. List the name of an agency/organization that has been established to address your assigned social issue.

National Association for Girls and Women in Sport

b. What is their complete contact information? (Include web address, phone number and street and/or email address.)
http://www.aahperd.org/nagws/
Mailing Address:

NAGWS
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191
Phone Number:

703-476-3453 (Executive Director)
703-476-3470 (Program Assistant)
703-476-3452 (Administrative Assistant)


c. Describe how this organization is connected to your social issue.
This organization is connected to my social issue because the National Association for Girls and Women is trying to educate women about sports and the promotion of women in sports.



8. What steps can be taken to address this issue? (List at least three steps that can be taken.)

a. The promotion/ influence of women joining and playing sports

b. Gender equality in sports

c. The prevention of ignorance about the ability of women