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Playing it forward : 50 years of women and sport in Canada

Playing it forward : 50 years of women and sport in Canada

Book 2014

This book takes us inside the world of sport in Canada. It shines a light on the efforts of a wide range of players, from school girls fighting for the opportunity to play, to politicians and academics defining policy and developing theory. What they have in common is the courage to take chances, make claims and serve as role models. Women's full physical prowess can threaten assumptions about gender. The struggle to achieve equality in sport has...