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Sheree Bekker

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Ending gender segregation in sport fosters equity, challenges sexism and boosts participation.
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01 June 2025
180 Pages
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'Open Play challenges the patriarchal system that has dictated women's participation in sport around the world...This book is not just a must-read it should become foundational in the future of women's sport from the grassroots to professional levels.' Flo Lloyd-Hughes, sports writer and broadcaster

Sheree Bekker and Stephen Mumford argue that the category of 'women's sport' is not the feminist win some would have you believe. Instead, the segregation of women in sport is just one of the many ways in which women are told to expect less from society. Women had to fight to be included in sport in the first place, and are now only included under far less favourable terms than those enjoyed by men. There are better ways to ensure safety and fairness than segregation by gender. And this matters deeply: ending gender segregation would encourage a more equitable distribution of resources, increase women's participation in sport and challenge outdated, sexist myths about women and their bodies.

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'Open Play challenges the patriarchal system that has dictated women's participation in sport around the world...This book is not just a must-read it should become foundational in the future of women's sport from the grassroots to professional levels.' Flo Lloyd-Hughes, sports writer and broadcaster

Sheree Bekker and Stephen Mumford argue that the category of 'women's sport' is not the feminist win some would have you believe. Instead, the segregation of women in sport is just one of the many ways in which women are told to expect less from society. Women had to fight to be included in sport in the first place, and are now only included under far less favourable terms than those enjoyed by men. There are better ways to ensure safety and fairness than segregation by gender. And this matters deeply: ending gender segregation would encourage a more equitable distribution of resources, increase women's participation in sport and challenge outdated, sexist myths about women and their bodies.

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