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Women Talk Sports Weekly Radio Show #7 - Is the Division of Sports by Gender Sexist?

posted by anngaff, a Women Talk Sports blogger
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 11:44am PST

About anngaff:

Chief Technical Officer, Women Talk Sports. I competed in Track & Field and Cross-Country in college at the University of Nebraska and competed professionally in Track & Field (3000m Steeplechase) fr...more

****TODAY'S SHOW IS AT 7PM ET, 1 HOUR LATER THAN USUAL*****

A high schooler named Julia Friedman recently wrote an article for her school newspaper asserting that the very division of sports by gender is sexist. We're going to have a discussion about this with Julia as well as Women Talk Sports member Rob Mars and soon-to-be Women Talk Sports contributor Victoria Jackson, a former NCAA 10K Champ who is working on her PhD in history with an emphasis on race and gender.

Listen below live or after the fact. If the podcast below doesn't work, try this link. You can also download the podcast for iTunes.

Gender and Sports

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Media, Podcasts, SportsPLUS, Discrimination/Title IX, Sexism

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Ann: Thanks for letting me participate. You and Marq do a fantastic job hosting the show. I found my short visit Sunday a pleasant and instructive experience. In particular, Julia impressed me. She is a smart, freethinking young person with a bright future ahead of her.

Monday, November 29, 2010 at 8:02am PST

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