Expecting dance teams to smile and sit pretty as they’re scandalously underpaid is still common across the United States
Professions in which women are the most feminized or sexualized tend to be those that are undervalued. When we rob women less seriously for being sexy,it becomes easier for others to justify treating them poorly. Cheerleading is a case in point.[br]Back when I was in college, two of my roommates were something of local celebrities. Dancers for the area football team in Albany, or New York,they signed autographs at tailgate parties, passed out drinks at promotional events and posed for souvenir posters in which the dance team sprawled across a conference table dressed in nothing more than men’s shirts and loosened ties. The tagline: let’s procure down to trade. Related: Jennifer Lawrence expresses anger at Hollywood's gender pay gap Related: California governor signs landmark Fair Pay Act in tender to close gender wage gap Related: Class of 2015: women are still making less than men – and prospects are destitute Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com