GENDER
AND OTHER ISSUES |
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Sport
& Development International Bulletin
This month's Sport & Development International Bulletin touches
on criticisms about the lack of media coverage for the Paralympic
Games, and the fact that media emphasis is all-too-often be centred
on the athletes' disabilities rather than on their athletic abilities
and achievements. This edition also considers the Games as a means
to educate the global community.- September 2004 http://www.sportanddev.org/bulletin |
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Nude
shoot for Playboy defended by Vermeulen
Runner braces herself for fallout expected from next month's issue
Katie Vermeulen knows she will create a stir when the August issue
of Playboy hits the newsstands. - July 12, 2004 |
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COC
expecting to win up to 18 medals at Athens Games
With only a week to go for athletes to lock up spots for next month's
Athens Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee is cautiously optimistic
for an improved medal haul. - July 04, 2004 |
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Where's
the vote of confidence for the importance of sport?
At a time when physical education is being dropped from curricula
at schools, or scaled down to a token amount, I wonder if they have
any idea what potential sport holds for developing strong, healthy
individuals and, in turn, a whole generation of productive citizens.
- June 30, 2004 |
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IOC
opens door to the trans-gendered
Trans-gendered athletes have been given the green light to compete
at the 2004 Olympics this summer in Athens. - May 18, 2004 |

Karin Lofstrom |
National
body promotes gender equity
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport has
been working since 1981 to achieve gender equity in the sport community
and has been instrumental in recognizing women’s needs and successes.
- January 31, 2004 |
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Gender
Testing is Passé
A woman will not have to prove she is a woman to compete in the Athens
Olympic Games this summer. Responding to the growing number of concerns,
the IOC finally decided to take action. - CAAWS 2000 |
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