Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have persisted for decades.
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Young women drop out of sport and many never return, but there are ways to encourage them to get back into it.
They might be rowing the same course now but things still aren’t equal for women rowers at the boat race
Maher’s popularity signals a generational shift.
Women are closing the gap on males in many ultra-endurance sports because of a mix of physiology, metabolism, and strategy.
Portraying athlete mothers as super moms and their successes as surprising ignores the difficulties of balancing motherhood and sport without support.
As the AFLW prepares for its grand final, it’s clear the competition needs a strategic overhaul.
Campbell’s story serves as a reminder of the challenges women coaches face, but it also demonstrates how achieving a coaching role in a professional league, though difficult, is not insurmountable.
Several AFL players dressed as alleged sex offenders during an end-of-season celebration. It shows much more needs to be done to change old-fashioned attitudes.
A United Nations report details the violence that women and girls in sport face around the world – including Australia.
A controversy involving a man dressing as a woman to access cheaper golf memberships highlights the challenges facing the sport, and women golfers, in Australia.
Digital performance tracking is everywhere in pro sports but new research shows it may not suit semi-professional AFLW players.
We can appreciate the exceptional performance of mothers in the Olympics, while also recognizing the challenges faced by mothers and the need for realistic role models of postpartum physical activity.
Women athletes in various stages of pregnancy have continually challenged the perception of what a woman can do while pregnant, but they need more support.
The Paris games have been labelled the first Olympics to achieve gender equality but are the changes enough?
The controversy and misinformation that engulfed Algerian boxer Imane Khelif showcases failings from major sports organisations to individuals.
A nursery for Olympic athletes is a small step forward for women returning to sport after birth. But what’s happening among Australian sporting codes?
While overt sexualisation of women in sports is now rarer, sports media needs a more diverse range of voices to help fight misogyny.
Only five female racing drivers have ever entered a world championship grand prix – of whom just two qualified and raced.
Thousands of fans packed out stadiums for the 1971 women’s World Cup, but it has been virtually erased from history.
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, The Open University
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Associate Head of School (Teaching & Learning) team, Senior Lecturer and Discipline Lead in Human Movement Studies (Health and PE) and Creative Arts, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer/Researcher in Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
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Clinician Scientist, Canada Research Chair in Injury Prevention and Physical Activity for Health, Sport Medicine Physician, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
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Associate Professor, and Director of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University
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