Tag: Michele K. Donnelly

In Gender Equality and the Olympic Programme (Routledge), Michele Donnelly examines the Olympic programme from a critical feminist perspective, to shed new light on the issues of gender and inclusion at the Olympic Games and in the Olympic Movement. Our reviewer Christian Widholm finds empirically substantiated conclusions that the claims of gender equality in the Games from the IOC are not quite true; behind it lies a clever strategy of creative counting. Quantitative equality does not necessarily align with qualitative equality.

In this feature article, Michele K. Donnelly argues that the suggestion that the Paris 2024 Games are gender equal is not only misleading, it is harmful. While it is important to celebrate achievements that move the Olympic Games closer to gender equality, it is crucial that we critically consider the claims by the International Olympic Committee about gender equality and hold the IOC and international sport federations accountable. Gender equality has not yet been achieved, and will not be achieved if we stop demanding it.

SSJ publishes original research, framed by social theory, on exercise, sport, physical culture, and the (physically active) body. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical, theoretical, and position papers; book reviews; and critical essays. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Gender in Coed Team Sports: A Social Psychological Perspective by Adam Vanzella-Yang, Tobias Finger.