Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
....and then hopefully we’ll just have one game where men and women compete on equal terms for equal prize money?
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Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Hopefully.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
National hunt and flat racing all have successful female jockeys.Erm... Showjumping, three day eventing and dressage for starters...
In theory F1 is a unisex sport.
But no women have broken into the top tier yet.
It can’t be long.
Ultra marathon sports already appear to benefit female athletes. Which is a good thing.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
All motorsport is a unisex sport (if you ignore the 'W' series, that is). There's been recent female champions in the British GT championship - Jamie Chadwick in GT4 and Flick Haigh in GT3.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
I grew up watching Michelle Mouton Louise Aitken-Walker and Fabrizia Pons (rallying), plus Paula Cook and Nettan Lindgren (single seaters & touring cars), and then later, when I was down on the fenceline with the cameras, Kelly-Jayne Wells was a pretty effective operator in a pickup truck, plus of course Susie Stoddart (now Wolf)
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I can't see how we're supposed to be amazed by this. It's not hard to chuck a dart at a board,no matter what gender you are. Darts is a pub game,not a sport that requires strength and stamina.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Exactly...so why hasn't it happened until now?
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Another nail in the "man" coffin
Awww bubs.
Could you clarify what the "man coffin" actually is though..
It's bringing up some 'interesting' images for me
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Well here's a few possibilities.
Women weren't interested enough to practice hard enough to get that good at chucking arrers.
Or those who were interested were put off by the overall blokey atmos, disparaging comments from others, or very possibly genuinely not having enough time, confidence, or resources to practice more.
As a woman (yes I know crazy stuff huh
) I've often had folks suggest - either explicitly or otherwise - that what I'm putting my time and energy into, isn't quite appropriate for my gender.But being an awkward cuss, I ignored them, and got on with it, however the undercurrent of
"This stuff isn't for you" was still very much there.
I still hear the same from younger women entering occupations / leisure activities, which are non trad female.
You still get dumb@rses on the internet suggesting stuff like 'go make me a sandwich' - threatened or what??
And the images, and advertising still reflect many biases.
It's wearying having to resist all that invisible tide of negativity - esp when it's combined with our own self doubts when starting out - which are common enough to all humans of course.
The more females seen doing all these things, the more that becomes perfectly normal, unremarkable even.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I'd say it's because men and women have only recently started to compete against each other.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Thanks (it was a rhetorical question to Accy)!Well here's a few possibilities.
Women weren't interested enough to practice hard enough to get that good at chucking arrers.
Or those who were interested were put off by the overall blokey atmos, disparaging comments from others, or very possibly genuinely not having enough time, confidence, or resources to practice more.
As a woman (yes I know crazy stuff huh
But being an awkward cuss, I ignored them, and got on with it, however the undercurrent of
"This stuff isn't for you" was still very much there.
I still hear the same from younger women entering occupations / leisure activities, which are non trad female.
You still get dumb@rses on the internet suggesting stuff like 'go make me a sandwich' - threatened or what??
And the images, and advertising still reflect many biases.
It's wearying having to resist all that invisible tide of negativity - esp when it's combined with our own self doubts when starting out - which are common enough to all humans of course.
The more females seen doing all these things, the more that becomes perfectly normal, unremarkable even.
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
Levo-Lon
Guru
Well here's a few possibilities.
Women weren't interested enough to practice hard enough to get that good at chucking arrers.
Or those who were interested were put off by the overall blokey atmos, disparaging comments from others, or very possibly genuinely not having enough time, confidence, or resources to practice more.
As a woman (yes I know crazy stuff huh
But being an awkward cuss, I ignored them, and got on with it, however the undercurrent of
"This stuff isn't for you" was still very much there.
I still hear the same from younger women entering occupations / leisure activities, which are non trad female.
You still get dumb@rses on the internet suggesting stuff like 'go make me a sandwich' - threatened or what??
And the images, and advertising still reflect many biases.
It's wearying having to resist all that invisible tide of negativity - esp when it's combined with our own self doubts when starting out - which are common enough to all humans of course.
The more females seen doing all these things, the more that becomes perfectly normal, unremarkable even.
I always thought you were a bloke..
I'll treat you as a lady in future
mudsticks
Obviously an Aubergine
I always thought you were a bloke..
I'll treat you as a lady in future
You mean put me on ignore
??
