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And the Horse’s Patoot Salute goes to...Pat Lynch
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 16, 2011 at 10:47am

I haven’t awarded a Horse’s Patoot Salute in a while, but I have a new winner for you. The Horse’s Patoot Salute is my personal award for coaches, athletic administrators, physical education teachers and athletes who demonstrate stunning levels of ...more

3 Concrete Actions That Can Make a Difference for Girls & Women in Sport
by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
posted November 14, 2011 at 12:18pm

On November 2, 2011 we, the Tucker Center, hosted a one day conference on creating change for girls and women in sport. There was a great deal of dialogue amongst participants as to how to achieve such change. You can see the collage of pictures from our...more

A New, Old Model of Sport
by One Sport Voice
posted November 8, 2011 at 2:44am

Since I returned from the espnW Summit a month or so ago, coupled with the WNBA Champions Minnesota Lynx win and the media treatment of their season, the conference the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport just hosted about creating change...more

Challenges in a Football Crazed Country
by Sonia @ Girls & Football SA
posted November 8, 2011 at 12:43am

A look at the challenges faced by Banyana Banyana the South African Women's Soccer team....more

Men are breaking marathon records; women are building contenders
by Fair Game News
posted November 7, 2011 at 12:49am

By Laura Pappano Lately, major marathons have become a showcase for record-breaking male performances and today’s New York City Marathon was no exception: Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai finished in 2:05:05, setting a new course record (all three top male fini...more

I see gendered people
by After Atalanta
posted November 2, 2011 at 9:21pm

ESPNW has an interview with Mary Wittenberg who is the current president of the New York Road Runners. And by virtue of her position as president and CEO, she is in charge of the NYC Marathon--which happens this weekend. She is the first female president ...more

MMA Fan Reaction: Women’s Sports Foundation Responds to AIBA About Olympic Women Boxing in Skirts
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted November 2, 2011 at 6:08pm

Photo credit: Cris Cyborg Santos wearing gladiator skirt for MMA fight with Yoko Takahashi at Elite XC October 2008. Unanimous decision after 3 rounds for Cyborg. Women who participate in MMA and other combat sports have a hard time getting people ...more

Miss Representation Review - I wish I could make the world watch
by stephaniemp
posted October 31, 2011 at 11:29pm

I knew when I watched the trailer, before I saw the fill documentary, that this is a film that EVERYONE should see. I don't just mean every woman, I mean every woman, man, mother, and father, ad executive, and corporate executive. The film was...more

What Do Olympic Boxing and Badminton Have in Common? Skirts
by Cheryl Ragsdale
posted October 29, 2011 at 5:30pm

First, it was "let's have women wear skirts to compete in badminton at the Olympics". That conversation didn't go well. But that hasn't stopped AIBA from suggesting that women wear skirts to compete in London 2012....more

Skirting the Issue of Femininity in Women’s Boxing
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted October 29, 2011 at 9:42am

Just when I think women’s sports are making some progress, some goofball comes up with an Assinine (or Backasswards, take your pick) proposal that reminds me how long the slog toward sex equality in sport is. The step forward in this case is the inclus...more

Editorial – Athletes in Skirts? Seriously?
by Wombat Sports
posted October 28, 2011 at 10:30am

They say clothes make the man, but does clothes make the female athlete? It has been a hot button issue throughout different women’s sports for the past century. Women have been relegated at one time or another to wear skirts in tennis, golf, and bas...more

Apparently boxers need to be more elegant and womanly...Let's put a skirt on 'em!
by After Atalanta
posted October 27, 2011 at 2:03pm

I frequently try to convince people (my students, my girlfriend, random strangers) that the concept of "things are getting better" or "things are better than they used to be" is problematic. Progress is not one of those straight 45 degree angle lines stre...more

Pretty in Pink - Understanding the "girl jersey"
by The Rabbit Hole
posted October 27, 2011 at 8:46am

*Note: cross posted on Hockey in SocietyOkay, per a request from my friend and fellow blogger Mr. Mark Norman, I have been asked to write a post on the infamous pink jersey/"girl jersey". It is a topic that divides sports fans like Moses divided the sea. ...more

Mina Johnson sits on the sidelines after opponent threatens to forfeit. Is that the best we can do?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted October 19, 2011 at 8:30am

Nearly 40 years after Title IX, we are so accustomed to stories about girls playing on boys’ teams or participating in boys’ leagues that usually these cases go by unnoticed. Once in a while, however, these stories appear on the web because a team or ...more

Paula and the Marathon: History Stands
by Byline to Finish Line
posted October 18, 2011 at 5:10pm

A few weeks ago, the governing body for international track and field made an announcement regarding women’s marathon records. Turns out, the IAAF will only recognize world records run by women in races with a women-only field. The reason? Running with ...more

Is equal prize money really equal?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted October 16, 2011 at 8:50pm

Petra Kvitova. Photo by ME.In 2007, Wimbledon agreed (or conceded defeat) in the long battle for equal prize money for women's tennis. If I remember correctly, Billie Jean King said in an interview at this year's Wimbledon that for her first Wimbledon win...more

Comparing male and female athletes
by One Sport Voice
posted October 10, 2011 at 9:48pm

While talking with a reporter today about WNBA Champions the Minnesota Lynx, I had a realization…it most likely isn’t new, but I’d never thought about selective comparisons between male and female athletes in quite this way before. Comparisons bet...more

ESPN Body Issue: Progress or backlash?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted October 7, 2011 at 1:56am

Yesterday, ESPN released selected images online from the 2011 edition of The Body Issue, expected to appear in a magazine form this Friday. I awaited the day with curiously to see what ESPN will tell us this year about “bodies we want.” I’m not su...more

Skills And Character, Not Looks, Make Athletes Heroes
by The First Line
posted October 6, 2011 at 9:21pm

All credit to Julie Chu for representing women’s hockey in ESPN’s Body Issue. That said, the concept itself remains deeply flawed, which is not her fault. Yes, the photography is gorgeous and even in this day and age the nudity is striking. I do...more

Opposing Views of Media Portrayals of Female Athletes
by One Sport Voice
posted October 6, 2011 at 1:49am

With the 2011 issue of ESPN The Body Issue magazine coming to shelves Friday, and images being released online today, I thought it a good time to summarize common ways media portrayals of females athletes are framed and discussed. Today I got to hear coll...more

The Sports Women Watch
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted October 3, 2011 at 8:29pm

Shocking new finding ... wait for it ... women watch sports. News to rock your Monday folks, courtesy of the researchers at Nielsen Media. Anne Flore Marxer, snowboarder ... wonders at the genius of these boffins Stephen Master, head of Nielsen Sports i...more

Putting some layers on lingerie football
by Off The Court
posted September 28, 2011 at 11:39am

Australia has its first lingerie football star, Chloe Butler. For the former AIS runner it’s cause for celebration. She plays tackle football in front of stadiums full of fans – something which young girls in Townsville where she grew up could only dr...more

No more bullies: field hockey’s co-ed future
by Fair Game News
posted September 27, 2011 at 7:34pm

By Laura Pappano When my 6th grade son announced he was “following in the family tradition” and joined the school field hockey team, I was surprised. Turns out, he’s not alone, but is one of four boys on the team in a sport trying to grow it’s ma...more

WSF Releases Position Statement on Intersex Athletes
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted September 23, 2011 at 10:10am

The Women’s Sports Foundation has released a position statement this week on the Participation of Intersex Athletes in Women’s Sports. The primary authors of the position paper, Nancy Hogshead-Makar and Erin Buzuvis, are to be commended for articulat...more

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