The perceived status of female athletes by male and female athletes and non-athletes in Canada and the United States

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived status of the American high-school female athlete as compared to the perceived status of the Canadian high- school female athlete. Of secondary concern was the investigation of the status of the high-school female athlete as perceived by high-school female athletes and non-athletes and male athletes and non-athletes, and the comparison of the perceived status of the high-school female athlete with that of the female scholar and cheerleader. Subjects participating in this study were 531 students from two high schools in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and 532 students from two high schools in Greensboro, North Carolina. The subjects responded to a two-part test packet. The first part consisted of a semantic differential investigating the concepts: "girl athlete," "girl scholar" and "girl cheerleader." The second part of the packet consisted of a background questionnaire