olympics

Running Like A Girl: Sex-Stereotyping in the Olympics

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by Katherine Franke, Columbia Law School

February 4, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

Male athletes--think Armstrong, Phelps, jockeys--have "physical traits" considered responsible for superior performance, while elite female athletes are increasingly being tested and "treated" for "Disorders of Sexual Development."
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Falling Bodies, Falling Tears, Rising Hopes: An Olympic Wrap-Up

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by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

August 22, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

During the Olympics, we see women's bodies not for their looks, but for what they can do. Can they stick a landing, enter the water smoothly, sprint through the tape?
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Behind the Spectacle: Women's Human Rights in China

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by Marcy Bloom, GIRE

August 19, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Behind the Olympic spectacle, what is the reality in China for women, their health, reproductive rights, and human rights?
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Roundup: Olympic Condom Ads, New Polling on Abortion Rights

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by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

July 29, 2008 - 10:27am (Print)

Chinese condom company cleverly uses Olympics to promote its product; Interesting polling data on abortion rights; First wave of coverage on proposed anti-contraception HHS rules draws to a close.
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