Olympic Gold Medalist Canoeist Larry Cain speaks out on gender inequality in Olympic Canoeing "I'll probably ruffle a few feathers with this post, but it needs to be said. It's time for women to race canoe in the Olympics and continuing to ignore gender equity is seriously jeopardizing … [Read more...]
University of Toronto Report Reveals Inequalities at London 2012
The London 2012 Olympics - A Gender Equality Audit. From the Centre for Sport Policy Studies at the University of Toronto, Peter Donnelly and Michele K. Donnelly analysed gender equality in sport using the case of the 2012 London Olympics. WOMEN'S CANOE - READY FOR RIO! From the Executive … [Read more...]
Olympic Canoeing Survives IOC Axe - But is Gender Equity on the ICF Agenda?
In a recent article the International Canoe Federation (ICF) stated it was “disappointed” at its shock appearance among the sports in the firing line (the "Bottom 5") last month when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was considering which sport to recommend for exclusion from the … [Read more...]
Representation of women’s sports in blogs needs improvement
Women's sports advocates might have hoped that the blogosphere would offer greater visibility and better coverage of women's sports than traditional media outlets do, but a recent study shatters this utopian ideal. John Lisec, doctoral student at the University of Minnesota and Mary McDonald, … [Read more...]
Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
Sedona, AZ – [b] Heraea Marketing Scores with New Partner, Sports Channel for Women TV [/b] Heraea Marketing is starting to gain some traction and is being recognized for supporting female athletes exclusively. They do not promote any men nor do they showcase any male … [Read more...]
Study Uses Athletic Participation to Judge Women’s “Predisposition” to Sport
A new study in the journal PLOS ONE cites lower rates of athletic participation among women as evidence that men have stronger predisposition to sports than women. Richard Deaner, a psychologist from Grand Valley State, and his coauthors conclude that these results suggest "that it may … [Read more...]
How do female athletes want to be portrayed?
More than 350 scholars gathered from all over the world for the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) in New Orleans, which concluded on Saturday. The conference offered valuable research for those concerned about the relationship between sports media and … [Read more...]
Studies challenge ideas of sport fandom
Two recent studies presented Friday at the annual conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport in New Orleans challenged the concept of sport fandom. Antunovic presents during the "Sport and Gender" panel. Bloggers on women’s sports blogs appear to view fandom … [Read more...]
Convenient Reverence: Forward with Scholarships (Pt. 1)
'CONVENIENT REVERENCE' [Originally written as a discursive paper for conference presentation] 'On the judicious use of university athletic scholarships to increase the number of British champions and better a nation's sporting culture' 1.1: Introduction. London 2012's biggest question mark wasn't … [Read more...]
Never mind the throwing gap
Tweet Janet Hyde, a former psychology department head and women’s studies professor at the University of Wisconsin, employs a familiar argument in explaining research showing that gender-based differences in the throwing of a ball are considerable: “The more we argue for gender … [Read more...]