Money, Power, Respect: How Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism
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- Synopsis
- An inside look at how women athletes are leading the fight for equality—on and off the field Women&’s sports receive a fraction of the airtime allotted for men&’s sports, as well as a fraction of the marketing dollars, media coverage, and training resources. For every dollar that the NBA&’s highest-paid player brings home, the WNBA&’s highest-paid player earns just half a cent. But while misogyny in sports is particularly visible, it&’s not unique. Women athletes face the same sexist barriers found in all career fields: the motherhood penalty, transphobia and misogynoir, underpromotion, and more. But women in sports are fighting back, debunking myths that women aren&’t as skilled, competitive, or capable of generating revenue as men. Drawing on exclusive interviews with prominent athletes—including Allyson Felix, Megan Rapinoe, and Billie Jean King—journalist Macaela Mackenzie shows how women are using sports as a platform for change. As women athletes push for the same things all women want in their careers—money, power, and respect—their wins are showing the rest of us what&’s possible in the fight for equality.
- Copyright:
- 2023
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781541600904
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781541600898
- Publisher:
- Basic Books
- Date of Addition:
- 01/03/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Macaela MacKenzie
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sports, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Sociology
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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