The gender gap in sport performance: Equity influences equality

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-103

  Capranica, Laura ^a   Piacentini, Maria Francesca ^a   Halson, Shona ^b   Myburgh, Kathryn H ^c   Ogasawara, Etsuko ^d   Millard Stafford, Mindy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female athletes; Sport participation; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872538241     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.8.1.99     Document Type: Article

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