Boys/Men's Sports are More Popular Spectator Sports Than Girls/Women's

I don't know why, but boys/men's sports still draw a bigger crowd that their female counterparts. I myself, am guilty of contributing to this phenomenon with certain exceptions. This is not new news but it was definitely underscored last night when two local basketball teams squared off. The two schools are located in the same town and are BIG rivals. Whatever the sport, the teams draw many fans and each team plays it's best, knowing bragging rights are at steak. Sports fans and students know that they are in for a treat. The game was held on Thursday night and tickets for the boy's game went on sale at lunch time in both schools starting on Tuesday. Tickets had to be purchased in advance and would not be sold at the door. Even parents had to pre-purchase their tickets. The gym was sold out and approximately 600 fans were in attendance. Across town, the girl's game drew less than 100 people, including the players and coaches. The picture below shows an empty section of seats across from where I was sitting. The the boys and girls teams from both schools are very competitive and each holds league and state titles. On this particular night, on the boys side, the away team won, bringing the two competing teams, along with a third, into a three-way tie for first place in their division. The win for the away girls team did not decide any titles but even if it did, I wonder if it would have made any difference.