School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Adapt Phys Activ Q. 2023 Oct 27;41(2):205-228. doi: 10.1123/apaq.2022-0195. Print 2024 Apr 1.
Although the Paralympic Games have been around for over 60 years, women remain underrepresented in almost all aspects of the Paralympic Movement. It has been suggested that a way to increase women's involvement is through the implementation of mixed-gender events. On paper, this approach makes sense. However, when it comes to the implementation of mixed-gender opportunities for women, it is less clear how effective these events are in increasing participation by women in Para sport. Through document analysis and interviews with athletes and organizers of mixed-gender Paralympic sport, we explore the various strategies that four mixed-gender sports have used to address the issue of gender parity. Using critical feminist theories, we illustrate how larger social, political, and cultural ideas about gender influence women's experiences within these events and discuss the potential of using mixed-gender initiatives to address gender parity within the Paralympic Movement.
尽管残奥会已经存在了 60 多年，但女性在残奥会的几乎所有方面仍然代表性不足。有人认为，增加女性参与度的一种方法是通过实施男女混合项目。从理论上讲，这种方法是有意义的。然而，当涉及到为女性实施男女混合机会时，这些活动在增加女性参与残奥运动方面的效果就不那么明显了。通过对男女混合残奥运动的运动员和组织者的文件分析和采访，我们探讨了四个男女混合运动项目为解决性别均等问题而采用的各种策略。我们运用批判女性主义理论，说明了关于性别的更大的社会、政治和文化观念如何影响这些活动中女性的体验，并讨论了利用男女混合倡议来解决残奥会中性别均等问题的潜力。
