Fobbs 2 women involved in athletics then maybe women would do as well as men in sports like swimming where the more clothes you wear the slower you are. If we wanted the differences in athletic performance to disappear we would need to create better athletic clothing for women like for swimming. Better athletic clothing for women who swim would be swimsuits that are made from materials that resemble skin because most men only wear a speedo making them have an advantage over women before the race even starts. Another thing that would make the differences between men-women athletic performance disappear is if they are set up the same mentally and psychically from birth. Boys are taught and trained to be big, tall, tough,and strong and when they lack this appearance they are often teased and referred to as being “girly”. When girls are active, muscular and bigger than the average girls they are teased and called tomboys, but these labels are designed by society and act as stunting agents of women's physical capabilities. If there weren't any societal parameters set for the “right” height and weight and activities for boys and girls then I believe that a race of women that could compete with and beat men would exist. There are men that have smaller statures that would be more comparable to a woman's but because characteristics like being tough, strong, and unstoppable are ingrained in them from birth they tend to be a force to be reckoned with. If women were taught the same things they wouldn't be worried about whether they are the right size or shape all that would matter is how well they play their sport. Mentally women and men are not taught the same when it comes to athletics. Women are taught as girls that contact sports are a boy thing because girls aren’t supposed to be rough, but what if we set girls up mentally the same way we set up boys? What if we taught them from birth that they are supposed to play contact sports and be aggressive and always in competition for the number