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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Has the scale replaced the glass ceiling?

January 31, 2012by Caitlin 25 Comments

Are women obsessed with their bodies at the expense of wider social power?  That’s the argument made in a recent New York Times op-ed by Katrin Bennhold.  In the piece, […]

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Fascist Beauty Standards

Skirting the issue: women’s boxing and enforced femininity

January 25, 2012by Caitlin 9 Comments

This summer will mark a major milestone for women’s boxing, which will be officially represented at the Summer Olympics for the first time since the first woman laced up her […]

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Gender and Sports

The one – and worst – time I tried a juice fast

January 23, 2012by Caitlin 23 Comments

I’m just going to go ahead and say it – I have no idea why anyone is taking health and wellness advice from Gwyneth Paltrow.  After all, she is one […]

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Food and Food Politics

Weekend Randomness – Jan. 21

January 21, 2012by Caitlin 10 Comments

So obviously if you were anywhere near the Internet or television last week, you invariably heard about Paula Deen and the controversy surrounding her admission that she has been diagnosed […]

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Friday Randomness

Confidence: The difference between ‘hoping’ and ‘knowing’

January 17, 2012by Caitlin 15 Comments

This past weekend, while I was still in the throes of Marathon Trials Mania, I spent some time combing through the Runners World section devoted to the trials.  One of […]

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Heart and Mind

Review: “Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women’s Sports” by Kathrine Switzer

January 16, 2012by Caitlin 3 Comments

There’s a scene in the 1986 movie “Wildcats” in which Goldie Hawn is faced with a high school football team that refuses to respect her as a coach because she’s […]

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Gender and Sports, Running

Friday Randomness – Jan. 13

January 13, 2012by Caitlin 3 Comments

This weekend is like the Super Bowl for fans of distance running, as the Olympic Marathon Trials will be held in Houston on Saturday.  I’m sure most people will be […]

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Friday Randomness

2011: The year I became an athlete

January 5, 2012by Caitlin 11 Comments

I’m writing this while sitting in the lounge of a hotel in downtown Orlando, where I’m fronting like I’m some sort of young professional on a business trip – which […]

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