Gender Equality and the Olympic Programme

This innovative study examines the Olympic programme from a critical feminist perspective, to shed new light on the issues of gender and inclusion at the Olympic Games and in the Olympic Movement.

Autorentext

Michele K. Donnelly is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sport Management at Brock University, Canada. Her research agenda is composed of three clearly defined, and often interrelated, lines of sociological inquiry: 1) social inequality, particularly focused on gender; 2) alternative and understudied social practices and subcultures in the realm of sport; and 3) qualitative research methods. Michele is a member of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS).

Inhalt

1. Introduction, 2. A Quantitative Analysis of Gender Inequalities and the Olympic Programme: By the Numbers, 3. A Qualitative Analysis of Gender Inequalities and the Olympic Programme: Beyond the Numbers, 4. Sport-Specific Mixed Gender and Open Competition Events and Gender Equality: Encourage the Inclusion of Mixed-Gender Team Events, 5. Mixed Gender Relay and Team Events and Gender Equality: Encourage the Inclusion of Mixed-Gender Team Events, 6. Gratuitous Gendering, Gender Equality, and the Olympic Programme