Analyzes how girls and women reconcile social expectations and sports demands and discusses the costs and benefits of equal opportunities for men and women in sports.
Provides an analysis of Title IX, enacted in 1972 to prohibit sex discrimination in education, assessing its successes in challenging gender norms and increasing opportunities for women athletes, and taking a critical look at places where it has fallen short.
how sports can build self-esteem and save girls' lives
Zimmerman, Jean
1998
Discusses how sports can influence a girl's life and profiles some of the most famous female athletes, including Rebecca Lobo, Mia Hamm, Gabrielle Reece, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
how women are changing sports and sports are changing women
Nelson, Mariah Burton
1991
Explores questions such as "Is fierce athletic competition changing women's nature?" with the champions and women who are not professionals but who love sports.
