‘I had one year in junior and then I was too old:’ structural age rules and the girlification in Canadian elite women’s figure skating

Story, Corinne; Markula, Pirkko

doi:10.1080/17430437.2016.1269086

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“…The Liberal Feminism theory advanced by Mary Wallstone, John Stuart Mill, and Harriet Taylor, as expressed in Wangari et al (2017), equally evaluated these reactions. With a focus on stereotypes, gender roles, power and oppression, sex and gender, objectification, structural and economic inequality, the Liberal Feminist theorists stated that the family mostly impacts the differences seen in female sport participation, school, and media (Story, Markula, 2017). According to the Liberal Feminists, prejudice, division, and social discrimination primarily begins from birth.…”

Section: Gender Inequality and Segregationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Inequality and Female Sports Participation in Turkey

Yenilmez

2021

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine

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Research Questions: Discrimination remains a sore point for women in Turkish sports. This has subsequently hindered women from participating or building thriving careers in sports in Turkey. Many women are discouraged from taking part in professional sports due to the perceptions existing around such activities. Therefore, the Turkish female sports sector is growing at a very sluggish pace. The present study evaluates Turkish women's roles regarding connections between sports and politics to revolutionize the country. This assessment is vital to understand the barriers to Turkish women's sports participation and what can be done to encourage more women to invest in professional sports.Research Methods: The present study provides an in-depth view of the limiting factors hindering women from developing thriving professional Turkish sports careers. The research utilizes a semi-structured questionnaire to establish data from about 162 female participants (amateur and professional sportswomen) in different cities across the country. Results and Findings: The present study highlights that unequal salaries, unavailability of sports facilities for women, media misrepresentation, and pressures from the family, are some of the factors limiting the participation of females in Turkish sports. Inferences:The study provides insights on the vitality of sports programs and physical activities, everyone, including females. The study further emphasizes the need to create enabling environments that will foster female participation in Turkey's sports.

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Section: Gender Inequality and Segregationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Inequality and Female Sports Participation in Turkey

Yenilmez

2021

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine

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“…This paper mainly discusses women's participation in physical activities in Pakistan, and how this is influenced by different social and cultural factors. By adopting the feminism-in-sports conceptual approach, according to Story and Markula (2017), in sport studies, feminist theory identifies the participation of men and women in sports within the hegemonic masculine system of society.…”

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Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors

2019

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In sports literature, women’s participation in physical activities has always been characterized as “problematic.” Muslim women’s participation is often considered to be limited by their culture and religion, which also affects their attitude toward physical activities. The purpose of this study is to explore the participation and perceived constraints of Pakistani female students in physical activities, using a feminism-in-sports approach. Semi-structured and informant-style interviews with female students from Larkana, Pakistan, were conducted. The results show that participants either do not practice or participate very little, due to the limitations of socioeconomic factors, religious values, and culture. By exploring the diverse ways in which 20 female students talk about their participation in sports activities, we provide different narratives for sports decision-makers (at the school and government level), parents, and community practitioners (political and religious) to consider and draw upon in their curriculum and policy design, as well as daily practices, to support women’s participation in sport activities.

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“…The Liberal Feminism theory advanced by Mary Wallstone, John Stuart Mill, and Harriet Taylor, as expressed in Wangari et al (2017), equally evaluated these reactions. With focus on stereotypes, gender roles, power and oppression, sex and gender, objectification, structural and economic inequality, the Liberal Feminist theorists stated that the family, school and media (Greendorfer, 1993;Scraton, 1992;Story & Markula, 2017) mostly affect the differences seen in female sport participation. According to the Liberal Feminists, the prejudice, division and social discrimination primarily begins from birth and may continue for life without adequate intervention.…”

Section: Gender Inequality and Women's Discriminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some reviewed works of literature have equally categorized these challenges into economic, social-cultural, and biological factors (Yan & Thomas, 1995;FIFA, 2015;Wangari, 2017). Some other works of literature have equally outline lack of time, lack of energy as some of the main constraints and challenges women in sports face (Story & Markula, 2017, Wangari et al, 2017. Furthermore, another group of literature has equally stated that the level of income might be the most significant factor limiting the growth of women's sports because it plays a more substantial role in sporting activities than race, educational level, gender, and age (Shores et al, 2007;Johnson et al, 2001…”

Section: Constraints Hindering Growth In Women's Sportsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Medya ve Kültürel İnançların Türkiye’de Kadınların Spora Katılımı Üzerindeki Etkisi: Profesyonel Sporda Türk Kadınlarının Karşılaştığı Zorluklar

Yenilmez

2021

Sosyoekonomi

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The fight for gender equality in Turkey extends as far as the sports sector of the economy. Although Turkey has recently seen a fast rise in the participation of women in sports, female athletes are still being marginalized for many reasons. The alarming levels of discrimination discourage females from entering into professional sports in Turkey and have inhibited the growth of the female sports sector in Turkey. This research aims to examine the different roles women have to take with emphasis on explaining the relationship between sports and politics in modern Turkey. The present study explores Turkish women's specific constraints and challenges in professional Sports. Qualitative data were generated from semi-structured interviews conducted with 142 female athletes (both amateur and professionals) across different cities in Turkey. The findings of the study indicate that family influence (χ= 4.39 of 5), wage inequality (χ = 4.31 of 5), media misrepresentation (χ = 4.16 of 5), inadequate sports facilities for women (χ = 4.12 of 5) and high levels of sexual harassment (χ = 3.89 of 5) are the constraints that must be addressed to improve the climate for female participation in sports significantly. The study highlights how these physical activities and sports programs play essential roles in increasing awareness of their importance and improving the overall perception of women in sports in Turkey.

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‘I had one year in junior and then I was too old:’ structural age rules and the girlification in Canadian elite women’s figure skating

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

Gender Inequality and Female Sports Participation in Turkey

Gender Inequality and Female Sports Participation in Turkey

Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors

Medya ve Kültürel İnançların Türkiye’de Kadınların Spora Katılımı Üzerindeki Etkisi: Profesyonel Sporda Türk Kadınlarının Karşılaştığı Zorluklar

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