Week 12

Question 1

Sex, Gender & Sport

Answer 1

-mostly strictly binary- excludes or proves problematic for 2S, Trans, Non-Binary & Intersex people
-Women athletes are not taken to be as serious as a result; their achievements downplayed & their sex appeal the value.
-gender pay gap
-Events not frequently on TV or with lots of big sponsors; coverage is far less

Question 2

Objectification

Answer 2

happens more frequently to female athletes than males; female bodies are scrutinized more for their aesthetic & femininity

Question 3

Language used differs

Answer 3

Stats about athletes follow gender stereotypes & norms

Question 4

Gender marketing in sports media

Answer 4

is sexiest & makes women secondary- enforces gender roles & beauty standards

Question 5

Intersectional lens needed

Answer 5

female athletes of colour, 2SLGBTQQIA+ ones are far more sexualized, victimized, dehumanized, & ostracized.

Question 6

trans & intersex bodies

Answer 6

are medicalized & this can frame them as disabled (in need of fixing)

Question 7

feminist solutions

Answer 7

Cover the Athlete campaign created to combat sexism & other issues related to gender in sport.

Question 8

Transgender & Sport

Answer 8

-Worry relates to unfair advantages: cisgender women vs. trans women, because boys and men are stronger & faster
-Desire is for ‘like to compete with like’ = cis women against cis women; trans women against trans women
-But trans women are not same as cis men, especially those who have gone through HRT- the evidence for a “trans advantage” is completely lacking; Testosterone is also not a miracle sports performance hormone.

Question 9

Sports bodies are creating rules

Answer 9

-NCAA & IOC both require trans women to undergo hormone replacement therapy for 1 yr before competing in women’s divisions
-Problem arise though when trans athletes are forced into divisions by the gender listed on their birth certificate