Method Page

I just need help with the below. My professor sent back these corrections with my Method section. I’m confused!

METHOD
In this section, you need to report what you plan to do if you are asked to actually carry out the research. You need to describe the following elements:

a. Variables/concpets (concepts for qualitative study).
Gender inequality in media: briefly explain what it means
Women in sports media: briefly examine how to measure it
Public perception of females in sports: briefly explain how to measure it
You can list more of the concepts/variables that you are interested in exploring regarding women in sports media
b. Research design:
Are you using a survey? An interview? A textual analysis? Or an experiment?
c. Population
Are you going to interview some women in sports media on their experience? Are you going to analyze news stories that portray women in sports news? Are you going to make an observation?

d. Sampling method. Explain your sampling method by describing 1) whether it is probability sampling or non-probability sampling. 2) Then explain specifically which kind of sampling method will be used and describe how (ranging from simple random sampling to purposive sampling, see PPT).

You are not required to collect data or perform actual analysis. So make the following into appendix to show that you have done preliminary analysis.
1. Strength In numbers? The Experiences and Attitudes of Women in Sports Media Careers. This article was helpful because I was able to cherry pick a lot of useful pieces of information and quotes that strengthened my argument on how women are not welcomed and looked down upon in sports broadcasting.
2. Twenty Years After Title IX: Women in Sports Media. This piece of work is a more positive spin but at the same time a realistic view on women in sports. In the first paragraph the author, Lisa Rubarth, points out “although more women have entered the sports media field, they still play a small role”. Rubarth goes on to say, “The tremendous growth in women participating in athletics opened the door to a greater interest in an acceptance of women in a formally male domain (Rubarth)”.
3. Sportscasting Success: Varying Standards May Apply. This piece of literature very much focused on sexism and really gets into depth about gender discrepancies. Key was the knowledge shared that women in sports broadcasting face so many barriers it is hard for them to reach the same level as men. In the source credibility, it goes over how men do not find women credible when it come to sports as far as their expertise and trustworthiness.
4. No Girls Allowed! Female Reporters as Threats to the Male Domain in Sports. This source uses its own resources as well as a movie to show how women are not welcome in sports, primarily locker rooms. Locker rooms are referred to as a shrine where lots of bonding for men occurs. Even though women have made strides in the sports world the locker room is topic from this resource that women apparently are not heavily welcomed in still. It is referred to as an invasion for female journalist to enter the locker room. The movie that is referred to “Let Them Wear Towels,” shows a critical rhetoric that men dominate in the sports the broadcasting world as well as showing the lack of diversity in gender.
5. Sports Media and Gender Equality. An example brought up was a strong point to my argument. Women are referred to as ladies which usually means something delicate and, in some cases, even call them girls, on the other side athletes for the broadcasters are never referred to as gentleman or boys. This is an example of how women are played down.
6. Women Sports Reporter: Have they caught up? This was a good resource that was referenced a lot in the review. It raises questions and does research with actual numbers on if women’s sports reporters have caught up. It also refers to biases.
7. Women in Sport Broadcasting: Three Women’s Stories. This was an exceptionally long dissertation which main premise was the story of three successful women in sports broadcasting. It also gave me a very in depth look at the history in society itself. She uses Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of capital, habitus, and field. It is very interesting theory!
8. Women sportscasters: navigating a masculine domain. This discussion shared the common theme in all the previous literature I read. Women who have aspiration in broadcast sports face many barriers.
Data Analysis.
Of all the literature I read the commonality was mainly negative but underlying theme was the necessity for women to be present in broadcasting.