Talk:GRSJ224/Women in ski jumping

Hi,

Like many others here, I was very intrigued by this topic because I certainly agree that women are under-represented in Ski-jumping. Like many male-dominated sports, like the WNBA, we see that women have taken a back seat and are considered less important and I think there should be more public appreciation towards women.

I like that you started us off with the history of male domination in ski jumping, it provides a great foundation for readers to understand the sport and why it has become an issue nowadays. It is alarming to know that there is a lack of female judges as I can see why that may be an issue. I am also alarmed to know that even in this generation, in this modern society, coaches still claim that "Women have a different purpose -- to have children, do housework, to create a family home". That is a bold statement to be making nowadays as we have seen so many women excel in many tremendous things in our society.

You have shown great understanding about this issue in regards to race, however, I would suggest that you include some statistics to give readers a better understanding of the racial imbalance in the sport, a comparison and more research on why this imbalance may be the case in this sport!

I am glad that you have concluded the Wiki page with feminist initiatives and how these issues are recognized and dealt with today. It appears that the female community has a longstanding history with gender discrimination, I would love to see examples of campaigns or examples of what they have in public to advocate for female rights in the sport!

Thank you for sharing, I genuinely enjoyed reading your Wiki page!

Wow, I didn't know that there's still such an obvious gender inequality existing even in the Olympic Games. Thank you so much for your input! It's mind-boggling to read the comments made by men (even in 2005) to try and justify for the inequality. Trying to shape the narrative around women's reproductive health is low-class if there's not scientific evidence that can back his claims! Good work overall :)

Wow, I didn't know that there's still such an obvious gender inequality existing even in the Olympic Games. Thank you so much for your input! It's mind-boggling to read the comments made by men (even in 2005) to try and justify for the inequality. Trying to shape the narrative around women's reproductive health is low-class if there's not scientific evidence that can back his claims! Good work overall :)

I really enjoyed reading your wiki page, great work! The topic you picked it very interesting and relevant to not only the course content, but also the current political climate surrounding woman and equal pay and representation. One thing that I would suggest that might be interesting, would be to include how woman in ski jumping may compare to woman in other similar winter sports, in terms of the pay gap, or sexualization of the athletes etc. Overall, very good work!

Duplicate, sorry!

Hi, great work with your topic! Ski jumping is not something I know anything about so your contribution was very informative for me. However, because I don't know anything about the sport, and not very much about Olympic policies, there are a few things I'm wondering about.

1) Are there any statistic on the current population of professional level skier and the gender ratio therein?

2) You said the Olympic Committee stated that the outcome of the 2010 court decision was not based on sexism. What was the ruling based on then, according to the courts/committee if medical reasons had been discredited?

3) You mentioned contradictory gender neutrality practices in the sport governance positions. What are these practices, and how do they reproduce male dominance?

Overall, I think you're doing a great job, it was an interesting read. Keep up the good work!