Appearance before ability?

Dec 9, 2013

Type “women in sport” into Google and third in the list of related searches is for “hottest women in sport.” Too often, women in sport are judged not by their abilities and achievements,...

The Backlash against Beard

Jan 28, 2013

Mary Beard responds to the backlash. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jan/21/mary-beard-suffers-twitter-abuse?CMP=twt_fd&buffer_share=47ad6&utm_source=buffer Women in the public eye seem to have a very bad deal. They are judged on...

No More Page 3

Jan 16, 2013

Page 3 protestors outside The Sun Headquarters, London Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/nov/27/women-fighting-sexism-media-page-3 The Sun is the most widely circulated newspaper in the United Kingdom, and has the tenth...

The Golden Girl

Feb 24, 2012

Defying it all to win gold Photo: AFP http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16962799 Hassiba Boulmerka is a legend in her native country. Two decades earlier this summer, at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Boulmerka became the first ever sportsperson to win Olympic gold for...

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