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This project investigates the historical and sociological factors behind gender segregation in sports, focusing on gymnastics, swimming, and weightlifting. It aims to understand how international governing bodies enforce gender norms and to propose policy recommendations for greater inclusivity in sports.
Why are sports segregated by gender?
Why do women play some sports and not others?
What makes gymnastics a feminine sport?
Why shouldn’t men compete in synchronised swimming?
Why didn’t women compete in Olympic weightlifting before 2000?
These questions have gained renewed prominence in the wake of South African athlete Caster Semenya’s legal appeals against the decision by the International Association of Athletics Federations to reduce her testosterone levels, the ‘me too’ movement, revelation…
OREBRO UNIVERSITY
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