On my first day of spring break, I woke up to way more emails than necessary and a flurry of activity on my social media. Acquaintances from near and far wrote about "patriarchy," "NASA seems to have a history of lady issues" ...
Engineering
Apr 5, 2019
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Women living around 7 000 years ago did a lot of heavy lifting in their early agrarian societies. Now skeletal analysis reveals they were even stronger than the top female athletes of today.
Other
Dec 22, 2017
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With graceful strides across the finish line and a smile breaking across her face, South African 800m runner Caster Semenya raised a finger to the air to signal she won the race for herself and her country, having no idea ...
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2016
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Preliminary research out of the University of Cincinnati is providing a rare look at the construction of masculinity on the covers of mainstream and gay-themed sports magazines. The research by Jodi Stooksberry and J. A. ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2013
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World-class athletes aren't the only ones with Olympic hopes. Facebook Inc. participated in a different kind of trial in London: whether it can extend its online popularity to the television airwaves and compete with Twitter ...
Business
Aug 16, 2012
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Your best chance to see a female athlete endorsing a product will be during the next few weeks. The Olympics' commercial breaks may be littered with female swimmers, runners and gymnasts, but don't expect to see them much ...
Economics & Business
Jul 30, 2012
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Forty years into the Title IX era, female athletes have risen to prominence and populate the sports landscape. Female viewership, however, has not witnessed the same rise. What sports are women watching (or not), and why? ...
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2012
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An examination of past Olympic Games television coverage shows notable differences in the way sports commentators talk about athletes, depending upon the athletes' races, gender and nationalities.
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Purdue University professor encourages parents, teachers and coaches to engage young girls in athletics because it's not likely they are going to find inspiration on the nightly news.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Male and female reporters differ in the way they cover sports, especially in regard to the athleticism of female athletes, according to a recent study.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2009
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