This final critical question looking at the relationship between sport and gender has two dot points.

Sport as a traditionally male domain

First, you will look into history to look at how sport has traditionally been a male domain. You will consider how sport has constructed masculinity and femininity and the implications this has for participation. You will be asked to apply your understanding of social construction to explore ways in which sports reinforce or challenge traditional understandings of gender. You will also need to explain participation rates in specific sports for males and females.

Challenges to the male domain

Finally, you will look into how tradition has been challenged and examine the debate surrounding the participation of women in traditional male sports such as rugby league and boxing. You will need to compare this to men entering traditional female sports such as netball.