Good idea or ghetto?

Based on the response I received from one of my readers, it seems as though it's agreed that women do not need their own separate medium to be able to talk and read sports.

"I agree! Women should not have to read about sports from different media outlets than men. We all know how to read, why should there be a difference?" said University of Cincinnati senior Samantha Foltz.

I feel like this will be a topic that will not only exist for a while, but will become more serious as these outlets gain more attention on a nationwide level. But we have to remember their purpose here. Although it seems as though we have to make separate outlets to be able to write, we make them to promote a group of strong and intelligent women, and to prove that there are plenty of people capable of providing sports news other than men. It's strength in numbers. I have been given an opportunity with G9Sports that may not have been given to me by many mainstream sports media, although this is on a much smaller scale.

You have read my rants and raves this quarter on Empty-netters, ERA, and Estrogen about where women fit in the sports industry and how they can achieve the levels of success that are currently mostly held by men. So I leave you with a few questions; if you are man in this industry, or even if you're not in the industry, what can you do to make this a more level playing field? What actions can be taken to help the cause? I believe men must make just as much up a conscious effort as women, since they are seen as the oppressors in this situation. As a woman, what can we do to help ourselves? Is it a matter of appearance, a matter of knowledge, or a matter of standing up for ourselves and letting the world know we're here? Put yourself in the situation of a woman discriminated against for wanting to do something she knows she is just as capable of doing, as she watches a man do it instead. What would you do?