Citation

Krauchek V, Ranson G. Can. Rev. Sociol. Anthropol. 1999; 36(4): 585-600.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, University of Toronto Press)

DOI

10.1111/j.1755-618X.1999.tb00965.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper explores the experiences and perceptions of sexual harassment among women athletes coached by men in the male-dominated world of elite sport. Drawing on interviews with 32 female athletes, we focus on the women's own interpretations of the behaviours they encounter, and locate their experiences of sexual harassment within the broader context of gender harassment and discrimination which shapes much of their experience in sport. We consider the possibility of challenging sexual harassment in sport by changing the terms of women's participation.