Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World

Describe Fleshman’s development and growth in maturity between 2008 and 2012, as characterized by her 2008 Olympic Trials compared to her 2012 Olympic Trials.

How does Lananna’s lecture to the Stanford women’s track team about their “integrity problem” reveal the sexism and male physiological norm bias present in the program (74)?

Contrast Nike’s and Oiselle’s treatments of athlete pregnancy; what does each company’s policy reveal about their ideology around the female athlete?

How is Frank Fleshman’s strident statement that his daughters “can do anything” undermined by his treatment of his wife, Joyce, and in the hierarchy that exists in their family more broadly (9)? How is this mirrored for Fleshman in the world of sports?

Using the example of the Nike goddess marketing scheme (described in Chapter 10), what are the commercial implications of failing to center women in business enterprises aimed at a female market?

Do you believe that Keri Strug’s Olympic vault while injured is inspiring, troubling, or both?

Contrast the athletic career trajectories of Mary Cain and Mel Lawrence. What do their respective journeys suggest about the importance of prioritizing athlete well-being, including an integrated approach to female-specific experiences?

How is the widespread existence of female athlete triad syndrome and RED-S (suffered disproportionately by female athletes) explained in part by male physiological norms and sexism in sports?