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Gender equality and the Olympic programme / Michele K. Donnelly.

This innovative study examines the Olympic programme from a critical feminist perspective, to shed new light on the issues of gender and inclusion at the Olympic Games and in the Olympic Movement. Incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data, the book identifies and analyzes the changes and...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Donnelly, Michele K. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023.
Series:Women, sport and physical activity.
Subjects:
Olympics > Social aspects > History > 21st century.
Women Olympic athletes > History > 21st century.
Sex discrimination in sports > History > 21st century.
Sports > Sex differences.
Sex discrimination in sports > Law and legislation.
International Olympic Committee.
Olympics > Social aspects.
Sex discrimination in sports.
Women Olympic athletes.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A quantitative analysis of gender inequalities and the Olympic programme: by the numbers
  • 3. A qualitative analysis of gender inequalities and the Olympic programme: beyond the numbers
  • 4. Sport-specific mixed-gender and open competition events and gender equality: "encourage the inclusion of mixed-gender team events"
  • 5. Mixed-gender relay and team events and gender equality: "encourage the inclusion of mixed-gender team events"
  • 6. Gratuitous gendering, gender equality, and the Olympic programme
  • Index.

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