The four vets immediately ripped into the rookie. Problem solved.
Being a woman in professional sports, be it in the media or in the front office, is challenging. It's a world populated by athletes who are in their 20s and 30s, who have been pampered their entire lives and who get paid exorbitant amounts of money to be aggressive. It is not for the thin-skinned or the faint of heart.
And things happen like what happened to Ines Sainz.
In case you've been unplugged for six days, Sainz was at the New York Jets practice facility on Saturday to interview quarterback Mark Sanchez. On the practice field, an assistant coach appeared to deliberately throw the ball to players who were near Sainz. Later in the locker room, a few players made catcalls directed at Sainz, who said on Twitter that she was "dying of embarrassment" and "would like to cover my ears."
It was inappropriate, bad behavior. That fact is not up for debate. There is never a scenario, no matter the workplace, where it is acceptable to harass a woman or make her feel uncomfortable while she is simply trying to do her job.
But Sainz, a television "reporter" from Mexico's TV Azteca, is not without fault here. And frankly, she brought the Jets' behavior on herself.
Sainz works for a Mexican television network that seems more than happy to promote her as a sex symbol and not a journalist. Google "Ines Sainz" and you can find Ines Sainz in bathing suits and provocative evening wear. She's a celebrity, a former Miss Spain, and clearly she has used her sex appeal to propel her career. Being provocative might even be a job requirement. Certainly, there could be cultural differences at play here.
