Sidelined: Sports, Culture, and Being a Woman in America
by Julie DiCaro
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“Sidelined is the feminist sports book we've all been waiting for.”—Jessica Valenti
Shrill meets Brotopia in this personal and researched look at women's rights and issues through the lens of sports, from an award-winning sports journalist and women's advocate
In a society that is digging deep into the misogyny underlying our traditions and media, the world of sports is especially fertile ground. From casual sexism, like condescending coverage of women’s pro sports, to more serious show more issues, like athletes who abuse their partners and face only minimal consequences, this area of our culture is home to a vast swath of gender issues that apply to all of us—whether or not our work and leisure time revolve around what happens on the field.
No one is better equipped to examine sports through this feminist lens than sports journalist Julie DiCaro. Throughout her experiences covering professional sports for more than a decade, DiCaro has been outspoken about the exploitation of the female body, the covert and overt sexism women face in the workplace, and the male-driven toxicity in sports fandom. Now, through candid interviews, personal anecdotes, and deep research, she's tackling these thorny issues and exploring what America can do to give women a fair and competitive playing field in sports and beyond.
Covering everything from the abusive online environment at Barstool Sports to the sexist treatment of Serena Williams and professional women's teams fighting for equal pay and treatment, and looking back at pioneering women who first took on the patriarchy in sports media, Sidelined will illuminate the ways sports present a microcosm of life as a woman in America—and the power in fighting back. show less
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DiCaro, a former lawyer, was a sports radio host in Chicago for several years and is now a freelance writer. This book is organized into 11 chapters, covering everything from the fight for female reporters to be allowed in locker rooms to the efforts of an NGO in Pakistan to provide safe spaces for girls to play soccer. My favorite chapters were "Revolutionary Anger: Emotion and Injustice On and Off the Court" about the Williams sisters and "#BelieveWomen: Exploring Sports' Broken Relationship with Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault."
The whole book is infuriating but also inspiring. The audio is read by the author and her righteous indignation comes through loud and clear.
4 stars
The whole book is infuriating but also inspiring. The audio is read by the author and her righteous indignation comes through loud and clear.
4 stars
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- Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Sociology, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
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