Sidelined
Sports, Culture, and Being a Woman in America
[New York, New York] : Dutton, [2021]
Format: Book
Description: viii, 273 pages ; 24 cm
"Shrill meets Brotopia in this personal and researched look at women's rights and issues through the lens of sports, from an award-winning sports journalist and women's advocate"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Sports aren't just about sports -- Behold : smashers of glass ceilings : inside the original struggle over on-the-ground sports reporting -- Women calling the shots : power and pushback on women's voices -- Now, from the sidelines : the fight for respect in sports reporting -- #BelieveWomen : exploring sports' broken relationship with domestic violence and sexual assault -- Don't @ me : adventures in online harassment -- Kicking out the Barstool : taking on the industry leader in toxic masculinity -- Revolutionary anger : emotion and injustice on and off the court -- Hey, where's our #MeToo? : an overdue industry reckoning -- Care about women's sports more than once every four years : elite athletes' fight for equal pay and support -- Around the world, here come the girls : sports as empowerment for girls everywhere -- All together now : on solidarity among women in a sexist world.
Subjects:
Sex discrimination in sports -- United States.
Feminism and sports -- United States.
Sports -- Sociological aspects.
Sports for women -- Social aspects -- United States.
Women's rights -- United States.
Sports journalism -- Social aspects -- United States.
Women sportswriters -- United States -- Social conditions.
Women athletes -- United States -- Social conditions.
Sex discrimination in sports -- United States.
Feminism and sports -- United States.
Sports -- Sociological aspects.
Sports for women -- Social aspects -- United States.
Women's rights -- United States.
Sports journalism -- Social aspects -- United States.
Women sportswriters -- United States -- Social conditions.
Women athletes -- United States -- Social conditions.
ISBN:
9781524746100
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SPORTS DiC | Northeast Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.