Playing unfair : the media image of the female athlete /

It has been 30 years since Title IX legislation granted women equal playing time, but the male-dominated world of sports journalism has yet to catch up with the law. Coverage of women's sports lags far behind men's and focuses on female athletes' femininity and sexuality over their ac...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Stone Coyotes (Musical group) (composer (expression))
Other Authors:	Jhally, Sut (Director), Alper, Loretta (Producer), King, Kenyon (Producer), Garner, Kelly (Film producer, editor and cinematographer) (director of photography,), Kane, Mary Jo (Commentator), Messner, Michael A. (Commentator), Griffin, Pat (Commentator)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published:	Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, [2002]
Subjects:	Sex discrimination in sports. Women athletes. Mass media and sports. Sex role in mass media. Discrimination sexuelle dans les sports. Sportives. Médias et sports. Rôle selon le sexe dans les médias. Mass media and sports Sex discrimination in sports Sex role in mass media Women athletes Educational videos. Documentaries and Factual Films documentary film. Nonfiction films Films for the hearing impaired Documentary films Educational films Educational films. Documentary films. Short films. Nonfiction films. Documentaires. Courts métrages. Films autres que de fiction. Films éducatifs.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video

Table of Contents:

Taking the field : the impact of Title IX
Out of uniform : the media backlash against female athletes
Playing along : empowerment or exploitation?
The glass closet : homophobia in sport & sports media
Fair play : women athletes in action.