People (mostly men) LOVE to say "just face it, women could never compete with men, it's just facts" ...but is that true? Or have we been fed misinformation for literal centuries?
In this episode, we continue our tale about the centuries-long FIGHT for Women's equality in sports. This episode picks up in 1896, just at the dawn of the return of the Olympics (after a 1500 year period without them), and tracks up to the present day. Why weren't women allowed to compete? How did they earn the right to do so? Why did that somehow lead to LESS inclusion? What does the Cold War have to do with America finally letting women be athletic? (No, seriously) When did sports start "Gender Testing," and what is the motivation behind it?
We answer ALL of those questions AND MORE as we finish the tale of the FIGHT for Women's Sports Equality!
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00:00 Intro/Part 1 Recap
00:01:45 Return of the Olympics
00:05:05 Women Join Olympics
00:09:55 Why FEAR Women's Sports?
00:14:07 1st Trans Olympian (Fears Justified!)
00:16:09 Nazis + Genital Testing
00:19:05 Russian Women
00:21:40 Global Pressure: Women's Athletics in USA
00:26:45 First "Chromosome" Test
00:33:40 Title IX
00:37:18 Caster Semenya & Birth of Hormone Testing
00:45:14 Death & Rebirth of Hormone Testing
00:50:10 Hope
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