The struggle for equity in physical activity and sport Flashcards
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What is the historical overview for Women’s access to Sports?
women athletes who participate in sports seem to stress “trad views of femininity”.
female athletes seemed to be place in a double bind.
what is title IX?
this is equal-opportunity legislation was passed in 1972 in the USA.
it prohibits gender discrimination of any kind in schools.
allows women and girls the same sports and phys-ed opportunities for men.
charter of rights/freedoms passed in 1982 sets out similar laws.
what’s the UN millennium development goal 3?
increasing access for women and girls to physical education and sport helps build confidence and promotes stronger social integration. involving girls in sport activities alongside boys can help overcome prejudice that often contributes to social vulnerability of women and girls.
which first olympic game allowed women to compete in every sport?
the 2012 london olympics.
what’s racism in sport?
South Africa’s apartheid policies barred Natives from participating in sporting events until it was abolished in 1990.
Negro leagues in baseball flourished in north america in the 1920s-30s when segregations prevented blacks from playing with whites.
stars of white major league teams were more highly paid than their black counterparts in the negro leagues.
who is jackie robinson?
in 1946, robinson became the first black pro baseball player to be signed to a major league.
robinson broke the colour barrier forever when he joined the montreal royals, the triple a minor league affiliate of the brooklyn dodgers.
he was promoted to the dodgers in 1947.
exclusionary practices in canadian sport?
canadian born sons of japanese immigrants organized their own baseball leagues in B.C in the 1920s.
in 1937 the asahi team won the first of five consecutive pacific northwest league championships.
after pearl harbour, 22,000 japs were moved from their homes to internment camps in B.C due to fears of spies.
at the end of the war, they were released but were forced to settle in other parts of canada.
