Hi Laura, I like your argumentation and support it!
thanks a lot Claudia On Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:46:13 +1000, Laura Hale wrote > Having a cranky day. : / > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/tunisian-olympic-medalists-draw- > radicals-ire-amid-debate-over-role-of-islam-women/2012/08/14/1470389e-e621- > 11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.htmlis one of several articles about female > Tunisian Olympic medalists who are now being targeted by extremists in > their own country. Articles about women really, really matter for sport. > Sport is often one of the most visible ways to highlight and discuss > problems in a country and the sporting community discusses it loudly. > Against what framework have rights for women in Saudi Arabia been > discussed recently? In sport. It drives the narrative for women's rights > around the globe. > > This is one of the reasons why I work on articles about women's sports. It > allows for addressing systematic bias by highlighting these issues on a > global level. It connects to civil rights, health issues, education > issues, family issues, etc. It is a way to understand culture. And dang > it, it feels really good to improve articles about women in those areas. > We don't hear about Sudanese feminists, but we might hear about Sudanese > athletes. We don't hear about Cambodian women being abused sexually, but > we might hear about Cambodian sport women. Beyond that, it is an area > where it is easy to find allies of all genders to get involved because > sport is often a shared experience, where there is enough commonality that > people can connect with despite those gender differences. > > -- > twitter: purplepopple > blog: ozziesport.com thanks & cheers, Claudia koltzenb...@w4w.net _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
