Almost half of women faced sexist insults playing sports, study shows

Almost half of women faced sexist insults playing sports, study shows

Almost half of women have received sexist insults while playing sports - such as they 'throw like a girl', they 'look like a man' or are 'not strong enough'.

I Was Always Picked Last in PE, Now the Lionesses Make Me Feel Like I Belong

I was always the last to be picked in P.E. Not because I couldn't run or catch, but because I didn't want to. I hated how exposed it made me feel. I was the chubby girl who hit puberty early - the first to get periods, boobs, and tween awkwardness - and I definitely didn't own a sports bra. Sport meant bouncing chests, clinging shirts, and the kind of attention I didn't want. I remember pulling my T‑shirt away from my body when I was forced to r…