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Women in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games [PDF]

, 2009
This report analyzes the representation and participation of women in the international and U.S. Olympic organizations relative to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, especially for 2000, 2004, and 2008.
Alison Wrynn, Maureen Smith
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Has It Never Been a Better Time to Play? Opportunity, Empowerment and Contested Terrains of Women’s Grassroots Football in Australia

Social Sciences
The introduction of the semi-professional Australian Rules Football League for Women (AFLW) in 2017 was indicative of a broader ‘boom’ for women and girls’ sport in Australia. The ‘boom’ promised not only newly created, or enhanced, professional pathways
Alana Richardson, Fiona McLachlan, Brent McDonald   +2 more
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Three types of transnational players: differing women's football mobility projects in core and developing countries

Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte, 2016
Mobile players in men's football are highly skilled professionals who move to a country other than the one where they grew up and started their careers. They are commonly described as migrants or expatriate players.
Nina Clara Tiesler
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Le rappresentazioni e gli stereotipi di genere nel calcio femminile: un confronto intergenerazionale

Eracle, 2018
This article contemplates the more widespread gender representations in women’s football compared to traditional roles and the feminization of a sport traditionally considered as a prerogative of men.
Giuseppe Masullo, Francesco Iovine
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International Women's Soccer and Gender Inequality: Revisited [PDF]

A number of authors have identified the determinants of success in international sporting competitions such as the Olympics and soccer’s World Cup.
Joshua Congdon-Hohman, Victor Matheson
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Kaepernick’s Kneel: A Misinterpretation of a Movement [PDF]

, 2018
Overview: I am most proud of singing the national anthem. It gave me the opportunity to share my musical gift, building my confidence along the way. I performed the national anthem for over thirty athletic events. I sang for a men’s regional hockey game,
Costello, Meghan
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Factors related to the success in women's football–a systematic review

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
IntroductionFootball success is defined as the achievement of a team in the game, which is measured by the combination of winning championship, higher ranking and better performance.
Sihang Wang, Miao Shen, Miao Shen, Pei Li, Pei Li, Hongyou Liu, Hongyou Liu   +6 more
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Changes in the ethnic identification of women’s soccer clubs in Adelaide: the case of Adelaide City Women’s Football Club. [PDF]

, 2007
The paper focuses on women’s soccer, one of the fastest growing sports in Australia, and in particular on the aspect of the ethnic background of Adelaide-based clubs.
Rosso, Edoardo Giovanni
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Bowling maidens over: 1931 and the beginnings of women's cricket in a Yorkshire town [PDF]

, 2008
This article focuses on the development of women's cricket in a West Yorkshire town - Brighouse - in the 1930s. It situates this subject within the context of the growth of women's cricket more generally, and goes on to explore the personality and ...
Davies, Peter J.
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Relationship as an aspect of psychological climate of women's soccer team

Physical Education of Students, 2014
Purpose: to determine the level of psychological climate of women's soccer team. Studied levels of interpersonal relationships in women's football team.
V.N. Huzar, O.G. Shalar, A.O. Norik
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