This book examines the phenomenon of athlete activism across all levels of sport, from elite
and international sport, to collegiate and semi-pro, and asks what this tells us about the …

In recent times, online media has become central to commentary on, and presentations (self
or otherwise) of female athletes. Social media platforms have given rise to the “accessible …

Research findings have proved for decades that there is gender inequality in the sports
world. Women's sport has a secondary status compared to male sports, and women's sports …

In this article we explore how anti-feminist and cisgenderist media logics are intertwined,
particularly in the context of sports media. We examine these issues through focused …

This chapter studies elite female athletes' activism in favor of gender equality in sport. The
topic has already received some scholarly attention, albeit mainly in the English-speaking …

This paper analyzes the media coverage of pay equity in women's tennis in three
newspapers during the 1973 US Open and 2007 Wimbledon tournaments, the first and last …

The women's final match at the 2018 US Open Tennis Championships drew much media
attention. Some of the Australian media's responses to the on-court behavior of Serena …

In general and with exceptions, when deciding which works to review, I selected them if the
main topic (or one of the main topics) is female high-profile athletes' activism, regardless of …

This chapter reviews literature on gender, sport, and social activism, focusing on the protests
and activism of both male and female elite athletes. While famous male athletes like Tommie …

In this thesis, I contribute to the growing understanding of cisgenderism by examining its
expressing in the context of sports media and sports talk. Whilst there is an expanding …