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#RespectHerGame

Our #RespectHerGame campaign encourages people to call out sexist sports coverage and demand better for women athletes.

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#RespectHerGame

The #RespectHerGame launch video, showing pervasive sexism in sports coverage across the years.

Media Coverage of Women Athletes in the Tokyo Olympics & Beyond

A #RespectHerGame event, a panel discussion about sexism in the Tokyo Olympics and beyond.

LOOKING AT THE COVERAGE

Research

During the first week of the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan (rescheduled to 2021), we analyzed representations of gender in primetime media coverage. We examined whether women athletes receive the same amount and type of coverage as men athletes.

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NOTICE IT. CALL IT OUT.

Olympic bingo

It’s the bingo game you don’t want to win! From a woman being called a “girl” to sexually objectifying comments, each square is an example of sexist tendencies in sports coverage. We encourage our audience to approach all sports coverage with an awareness of this sexism.

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Our #RespectHerGame posts

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