Sporting Feminism: Challenges to Philosophy of Gender

In: Filozofija: naučno spisanie = Philosophy : Bulgarian journal of philosophical education, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 173-185

Abstract

This paper aim is to compare the different policies regarding women in sports and their criticism from the so-called "sporting feminismˮ. In sports, as a miniature world, we can clearly see the inconsistencies between political goals and the philosophical theories behind them. The study traces chronologically the emergence of different feminist views that emerged in response to existing policies policies purporting to be pro-women.. There are polices for the inclusion of women in the so-called "maleˮ professions, and in sports as well. But this inclusion is reduced to carrying out hard and low-paid activities, often excluding women from being able to make independent decisions in their own professional environment. Through the methods of the philosophy of sport, which is an interdisciplinary direction, the article looks for problems, benefits and opportunities regarding the better realization of female athletes.