women in sport Archives

Against the Tides doesn’t quite turn the tide on the disablist discourse

Antonia Louisa Georgiou15 November 2020

Antonia Louisa Georgiou reviews the new documentary on British marathon swimmer Beth French...

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Black British women who shaped our history

Editor31 October 2020

The F-Word team has compiled a list of pioneering Black British women whose stories have often been forgotten ...

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Sidelined: we need to get serious about girls’ participation in sport

Guest Blogger28 March 2017

The need to control and emphasise the way women look and behave is having a serious impact on girls’ participation in sport, argues Sally Parkin...

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From Serena Williams to Sonita Alizadeh: women in docs at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2016

Ania Ostrowska8 July 2016

Ania Ostrowska looks at women on screen and behind the camera at the recent Sheffield Doc/Fest, the UK’s biggest documentary festival...

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The rise and fall of the Lingerie Football League

Helen Reid27 February 2016

February's guest blogger Helen Reid interviews the founder of the Lingerie Football League and the instigator of the petition against it, considering how the League may be damaging to women's representation in the beautiful game...

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The grass ceiling

Helen Reid16 February 2016

Helen Reid condemns widespread discrimination that affects women’s ability to partake in sport and calls for better treatment of women, trans* and intersex people by sporting bodies, the media and the public...

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How responsible are women for their sexualisation in the media?

Guest Blogger18 March 2012

Elin Weiss & Hennie Weiss ask if women's sports can be taken seriously when some women draw attention not to their skills, but to their bodies and their appearance. ...

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