She Shoots, She Scores - Canadian Perspectives on Women and Sport

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She Shoots, She Scores

Canadian Perspectives on Women and Sport

By: Laura Robinson

She Shoots, She Scores is designed for use in school, college and university physical education programs. It raises for discussion important issues surrounding women and sport today. The story of women's sport is a story of questioning everything and asking "why not?" The women and the teams described in this book dare to ask that very simple question.

ISBN 978-1-55077-095-7
Edition First
Year 1997
Page Count 232

$ 19.95

Description

Women's sport challenges the male status quo in a way that is disconcerting, if not revolutionary. Women are telling the world that they belong on the playing fields, ice surfaces, race courses, and mountains of the earth and reject what thousands of years of patriarchy has tried to enforce. Increasingly, women athletes are claiming public space and are doing so with the strength of their bodies. Sport is about challenges; and so this book will challenge the person reading it.

Why did Maclean's Magazine declare that "Canada's national virility remained in tact," after we won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics in men's hockey. And if hockey is connected to male sperm, what does Maclean's have to say about our women's team winning the world championships (again) one month later?

This book introduces the reader not only to the special nature of women's sport but also the special nature of women sport journalism. This collection of articles on women in sport and physical activity is drawn from the author's experience as both as a sports journalist and as an athlete.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
UNIT 1: THE ATHLETES
  • Introduction
  • Georgia On My Mind
  • Canada's Golden Opportunities
  • Clara Hughes
  • Teamwork
  • Ann Budge — Multi-Sport Athlete
  • "St. Double-Standard" Strikes Again
  • Le Tour Cycliste Feminin
  • Silken Laumann
  • Silken Laumann, Part II
  • Running for Her Life
  • Paula Schnurr and Dionne Wright — Track-and-Field Role Models
  • Angela James
  • Myriam Bedard
  • Danielle Dube
  • Nora Young — A Legacy in Canadian Sport
UNIT 2: PHYSICAL ISSUES
  • Introduction
  • The Pink-Ribbon Syndrome
  • Take Back the Night
  • Who Shall Be Piggy?
  • An Innocent Pastime's Dark Side
  • The Culture of Misconduct
  • Coach's Corner
  • The Yellow Jersey
  • Self-Esteem Can't Be Bought
  • Real Men?
  • Sport Violence and the Media Circus
  • Misogyny
  • Healthy Masculinity?
  • Why Can't We Talk about Sexual Harassment in Sport?
  • Starving for the Gold
  • UNIT 3: ICE-TIME
    • Introduction
    • Puck Bunnies
    • Women's Varsity Blues
    • Fighting for the Right ... To Play!
    • Opposing Policies of Exclusion
    UNIT 4: STORMING THE TREE FORT
    • Introduction
    • Feminine Versus Brute Force
    • Ignoring the "Threat" of Women's Sport
    • Sports Talk
    • Hooked
    • Arguments against the Re-definition of the "New Man"
    • Isn't Athletic Ability Enough?
    • Censorship
    • Women, Sport and the Media
    UNIT 5: COLOUR
    • Introduction
    • Canada's Flag Bearer, Charmaine Crooks
    • Where Do Hockey Stars Come From?
    • Winter Track
    • Dorothy Wilson — Home-Run Queen
    • Sport as Mythology
    UNIT 6: A NEW PLAY — OFFERING SOLUTIONS
    • Introduction
    • Sport at Its Best
    • Playing the Equality Game in Sport
    • Sports Equity — What Is It?
    • Women's Hockey Night in Rankin Inlet
    • Women on Wheels
    • Jessie
    • Dreaming in Technicolour
    • Unfair Checking; Government Cutbacks
    Appendices
    • Milestones in Women's Sport Canadian
    • Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity(CAAWS)
    • Examination of Gender Portrayal and English TV Coverage of Lillehammer Games Reveals Imbalance
    • Gender Equity Through Physical Education
    • Harassment Policy and Guidelines
    • Women's Hockey in Canada
    • Resources on Women and Sport: Organizations and Materials
    • Video Resources