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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"women in sports"”.
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Essays on Women in Sports
This dissertation consists of three individual papers examining the economic determinants and consequences of women’s participation in sports. Chapter 1 investigates the effect of female leadership on resource allocation within NCAA Division 1 athletics. Using novel data and a …
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A Survey Of Women in Sports Media
<p>Since 1995 (Miller and Miller), women in sports media (WSM) have been citing the difficulties of balancing their careers and their personal lives, specifically the challenges of family life. Previous research has shown that most WSM are leaving their careers between six to ten years on the job …
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No women in the press box : a case study to compare the experience of women in print sports journalism from the 1980s and 2000s.
This case study examines women sports writers in the 1980s and 2000s. The purpose of the study was to describe the perceptions of women sports writers' in relationship to their professional and personal experiences in sports journalism, and how the field has changed in terms of gender relations, …
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A presença feminina na cobertura jornalística de eventos esportivos no brasil: desigualdades e resistências
The present article discusses the perception of women journalists regarding the inequalities and resistance they know or experience during the exercise of their professions, especially in the context of sporting events. The literature reviewed indicated that, during the trajectory of women in …
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Gender equality in sports : the gender pay gap and women's representation in Icelandic sports clubs
… aimed to analyze if there was a gender pay gap in Icelandic sports, and if so, examine to what extent the gap was. Furthermore, the aim was to analyze how Icelandic sports clubs accomplish gender equality in their daily operations. Research methods: Two separate studies were conducted. An online …
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An historical analysis of women’s emergence into intercollegiate athletic leadership: Eastern Michigan University, a case study
<p>The implementation of Title IX has increased women’s participation rates in intercollegiate athletics tenfold, yet women’s representation in athletic leadership remains marginal compared to men. As such, the purpose of this study was to understand the social construction of gender as it relates …
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Women’s embodied experiences of exercise (sub)cultures: communities of practice in the CrossFit box
CrossFit is a popular leisure activity for women, which is unusual given its similarities to predominantly male dominated strength and resistance-based activities. Traditionally women have been drawn more towards cardiovascular activity, shying away from resistance and weight-bearing activities …
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ON WOMEN AND RUNNING: A FEMINIST RHETORICAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE POLITICAL AND ONTOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING VIA THE SHARING OF WOMEN'S RUNNING STORIES
… of my dissertation is to further our understanding of the political ramifications of women's running stories by focusing on the intersections of feminist rhetoric, women in sports studies, political theory, and ontology. To this end, I examined six books written by women, about women, who …