Citation

Toffoletti K. Womens Stud. Int. Forum 2007; 30(5): 427-438.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.wsif.2007.07.004

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Despite the significant amount of feminist and sociological research devoted to the question of sexual harassment and assault in sport, there has been little accompanying exploration of how the media discuss gender-based violence by sportsmen. This study examines the narratives of gendered behaviour that emerge in stories about Australian rules footballers and violence against women in the sport sections of two major Australian newspapers. As the audience for sport news is primarily male, the way that sexual misconduct by footballers is reported in this section of the newspaper provides an important dimension in theorising how media institutions influence public discourse and understandings of gender.