Kicking off : how women in sport are changing the game / Sarah Shephard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shephard, Sarah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women athletes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2016.

Summary:

There's a battle being fought. It's raging on the sports fields, in the newsrooms and behind the scenes at every major broadcaster. Women in sport are fighting for equality with more vigour than ever, but are they breaking down the barriers that stand in their way? Sarah Shephard looks behind the headlines to see whether progress is really being made and tells the stories that can no longer be ignored. It's time for women to switch their focus from the battlefield to the sports field, once and for all. This candid and revealing book asks the questions at the forefront of the debate about women in sport: · Why do the most successful female athletes earn less than their male counterparts? · Why do so few elite sportswomen have the profile their talent deserves? · Why are girls still growing up believing that sport is 'for boys'? With contributions from women involved in sport at the highest level, including Chrissie Wellington, Maggie Alphonsi, Kelly Smith and Nicole Cooke, who reveal their personal experiences of being at the top of their game.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Title

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

1: Who's that girl?

Profile BILLIE JEAN KING

2: Girls not allowed

Profile ROBERTA GIBB

3: Money talks

Profile MAGGIE ALPHONSI

4: Culture clash

Profile KELLY SMITH

5: Just rewards?

Profile NICOLE COOKE

6: Mind the (participation) gap

Profile BECKY HAMMON

7: Body matters

Profile CLARE CONNOR

8: Guiding lights

Afterword

Further Reading

Acknowledgements

Index

Plates

Copyright.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781472913845

1472913841

OCLC:

1151192928