feminish.
critically uncovering the coverage of women in sports
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To understand why this show is so dispiriting and depressing for a certain segment of female fans, you have to understand the role that sports play in many of our lives. For all the substantial progress of feminism, the larger culture is still awash in portrayals of women that hew closely to the long-standing stereotypes, that push us to think about ourselves in terms of our attractiveness, our sexual appeal, our fashion sense, our youth, etc etc. These issues intrude, one way or another, into almost every facet of life — into our work and the beers after, into our family life and our relationships, into our education. There is always someone critiquing our bodies or our style…
Women have always used sports to escape some of the strictures of gender roles and experiment with redefinitions of womanhood and female identity.
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Lisa Maatz, director of public policy at the American Association of University Women, said the situation is a clear example of why Title IX law, which enforces gender equality in education programs including sports, is needed.
“The very idea that such stereotypes are so strong, they’d actually forfeit a game simply because a girl was on the field. That’s ridiculous,” Maatz said. “Does she have cooties?h/t to the lovely Mitch Rupert for sharing this story and highlighting the passage.
Via: AZCentral.com, “Phoenix high school baseball team balks over having to face team with a girl in title game.”
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Photo reblogged from SI Photo Blog
This week, Sports Illustrated pays tribute to Title IX and its impact on women’s sports over the past 40 years.
GALLERY: The 40 greatest women athletes of Title IX era
KILLION: Title IX has changed the world we live in -
OK, Under Armour, you had me at “redefine the female athlete.”
On first glance, I’m digging the mixture of active/passive photos. Women athletes at work in their sports (from boxing to yoga to running, the athletes are definitely versatile). Looking at the men’s shop, UA is uniform with branding and message. Period.
Plus, I like the language.
Declare a goal. Document your journey. Rise to the top. And you could be the new face of Under Armour Women.
Um, also got chills watching this video. The sentiment is EXACTLY what we’re working toward.
http://whatsbeautiful.ua.com/mobile?path=%2Fdaily_tip
h/t to the lovely Danielle Williams
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Love and welcome to Miss Jessica Quiroli on tumblr. And a fine way to start — a post about the amazing and empowering Mary Garber, who covered sports in North Carolina for years, when women weren’t even allowed in the press box.
Sports pioneer Mary Garber would have been 90 this week.
This website is dedicated to her life’s work and the path she carved.
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Tennessee Athletic Director Dave Hart said Summitt’s effect on the sport was difficult to overstate.
“She is an icon who does not view herself in that light, and her legacy is well defined and everlasting,” Hart said in the statement. “Just like there will never be another John Wooden, there will never be another Pat Summitt. I look forward to continuing to work with her in her new role. She is an inspiration to everyone.”
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Baylor beats Notre Dame, 80-61, in NCAA women’s championship, becoming the first college basketball team to go 40-0 in a season.
Be still my heart.
Brittney Griner is a beast. Congrats to the Lady Bears.
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I really don’t think about it from a girl perspective. I’ve been taught from a young age to want to be the best driver. … It was about being the best driver and not the best girl.Danica Patrick, after winning the pole Friday for the season-opening Nationwide Series race at Daytona. She became the first woman to secure the top qualifying spot in NASCAR’S second-tier series since Shawna Robinson at Atlanta on March 12, 1994.
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At the Sports Page in White Plains, N.Y.
“A novelty indeed: first appearance, Female Athletic Association, Philadelphia and New York, female baseball contest! Female Red Stockings, Female Blue Stockings… Grandest female athletic exhibition.”
