Air Ball
Missing the Net on Female Elite Athletes’ Reproductive Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17814487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shehani Jayawickrama (The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, corresponding author), Georgia Loutrianakis (0000-0002-0304-1196, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston), Kathleen L Vincent (0000-0003-3051-9551, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston), Lisa Campo-Engelstein (0000-0003-1800-9110, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-33 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-4577 • E-ISSN: 1937-4585 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/ijfab-2022-0004 |
| OpenAlex | W4366372505 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 48 |
We argue the dearth of research on elite ciswomen athletes’ reproductive health is because athletics remains associated with masculinity, and female athletes therefore do not adhere to normative femininity and motherhood. In choosing a masculine career, it is assumed that elite athletes will reject other feminine activities, such as motherhood. We further argue that female athletes are considered especially ineligible for motherhood because their career choice violates normative motherhood by engaging in “risky” behavior (i.e., physical activity). By continuing with their career, athletes are accused of being “bad” mothers by not adhering to the gender norm of mothers as self-sacrificing
Athletes · Elite · Elite Athletes · Femininity · Masculinity · Normative · Physical therapy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Doping in Sports · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |