Although women have been a part of the Paralympic Movement since its inauguration, they
remain underrepresented in almost all aspects of parasport. Noting these gender-based …

Although the Paralympic Games have been around for over 60 years, women remain
underrepresented in almost all aspects of the Paralympic Movement. It has been suggested …

This qualitative content analysis of the National Broadcasting Company's (NBC's) coverage
of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games sought to examine how the …

The journey of Brazilian female Paralympians transcends mere statistical increases in
women's participation. Behind the modest athlete growth lies the reality of women who are …

To the contemporary spectator, the Olympic Games appear to be a sport setting where
female athletes share virtually equal competitive space with males. Events are contested in …

Male-dominated and sex segregated elite professional and amateur sport1 in North America
constitutes a" sport nexus"(Burstyn, 1999; Heywood & Dworkin, 2003) that combines …

This paper explores past and present conceptual aspects of sport feminisms to understand
trans women and/in sport. The adverse treatment of trans sportswomen now runs through …

Although the opportunities for women in sport in the USA have grown exponentially since
Title IX became a law, there are areas of significant loss and persistent stalls in women's …

One means to discredit women who engage in nontraditional gender role behavior, and thus
challenge the prevailing patriarchal and heterosexist normative system, is to label them …

Introduction Despite increases in participation and raised attention for girls and women in
sports, female sport is still based on male evidence that ignores gendered differences and …