Google honors Olympic runner Fanny Blankers-Koen, 'The Flying Housewife'
Google is paying tribute to "The Flying Housewife."
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Apr 26, 2018
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Why it might be time to eradicate sex segregation in sports
In many areas, gender equality has been improving gradually. But this is not the case in sport, where women continue to be banned for being insufficiently feminine to be permitted to compete.
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2018
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Prehistoric women's skeletons show impact of rigorous manual labour
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.
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Dec 22, 2017
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Media Microaggressions against Female Olympic Athletes Up 40 percent
Female athletes long have experienced microaggressions from the media and the public, such as racism, sexism, the belittling of athletic accomplishments and being the brunt of sexual jokes. Now, researchers at the University ...
Social Sciences
Jun 13, 2017
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Gender verification called into question
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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Still no 'justice for all' for female athletes
Spanish hurdler María José Martínez-Patiño, who in the 1980s endured harsh global media attention when she was subjected to unscientific gender tests, is co-author of a study that takes stock of current sexual verification ...
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2014
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Research examines masculinity and sexuality in sport
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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Researcher finds female athletes conform to gender norms on personal sites
Ever since the first sports page rolled off the press, there has been an uneven amount of coverage for men's and women's sports. With the dawn of the Internet, there was hope that women could bypass traditional media and ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2013
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Facebook tries to get into TV game
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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Study finds female athletes rarely and ineffectively used as ad spokespeople
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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