Paige Spiranac reveals perils of being a woman in sports – and why they will ‘always be pushed back’ by men

Paige Spiranac explained the struggle for women in sports following a viral tweet that vilified female sports broadcasters.

On Monday, the golf influencer took to X and addressed a tweet from user TJ Moe during a college football broadcast on ESPN.

‘Who actually wants to see three women standing around talking about football? I don’t do that,” he captioned a photo of the pre-match coverage before writing a follow-up.

‘Let me clarify: no one wants to listen to three women talking about football. Men are better at it; it’s like asking cats to bark,” he explained. “I make no apologies or retractions.

‘Most people agree with me, they’re just afraid to say it. Continue your outrage.”

Spiranac then explained how many successful broadcasters and coaches did not advance the sports they cover and coach beyond the high school level.

From there, she entered the unfortunate cycle that keeps women on the back burner in the industry.

“Let’s summarize: you are a woman who wants to work in the sports industry and you have a deep understanding of sports and you have a right to be there,” Spiranac said.

‘However, you never get the best opportunities, because men only want to listen to other men talking about sports. ‘

“So you use whatever else you have in your toolbox to get opportunities, maybe that’s your looks,” she added. ‘For example, as soon as you use your appearance, you objectify yourself and no one takes you seriously.’

‘Even if you weren’t, you were never taken seriously or given opportunities. It is a vicious circle that has no end.’

Spiranac further addressed the double standard, quoting Nelly Korda who posed for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and that women had to objectify themselves to market their work.

“Your counter is that women can talk about women’s sports, but women’s sports don’t get the funding, which means they don’t get attention. And men want to see men playing sports,” she said.

“Women are trying to market themselves outside of their sport. Nelly Korda doing [Sports Illustrated]they are condemned because men do the body thing.”

Spiranac made a name for himself as a sports personality on social media after a golf career

Spiranac quoted golfer Nelly Korda who posed for Sports Illustrated as she made her argument

“As you can see, there are still many challenges women face in the sports industry,” she continued.

“Wear what you want to wear, say what you want to say, do what you want to do, because no matter what you do, no matter how you do it, you will always face adversity and someone will always have something to say.”

“So do what you want to do and keep pushing,” Spiranac concluded with a nearly three-minute clip.

“I’m sure this version will only elicit friendly responses and absolutely no one will tell me to shut up because of what I like to wear, lol,” she wrote.