Women and Sport in Latin America Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society Series

This multidisciplinary book draws on sociology, cultural studies, anthropology and history, to explore the diversity, challenges and achievements of Latin American women in sport. It offers an in-depth analysis of women?s sport in ten countries across Latin America, insights into the sport activities of indigenous peoples, and the contributions of Latin American women to sport living outside of the region. The book also provides a comprehensive overview of international developments in gender and sport research, policy development and theory, and addresses sport participation at many levels including in school-based physical education, community and high performance contexts.

Part I: Contextualising Women and Sport in Latin America

1. Latin America: An Introduction

2. International developments in policy and practice for equity: Girls and Women in Physical Education and Sport

3. Gender, Gender Equality and Women’s Sport

Part II: Women and Sport Inside Latin America

4. Women and Sport in Argentina

5. Women and Sport in Brazil

6. Women and Sport in Chile

7. Women and Sport in Colombia

8. Women and Sport in Costa Rica

9. Women and Sport in Cuba

10. Women and Sport in Honduras

11. Women and Sport in Mexico

12. Women and Sport in Puerto Rico

13. Women and Sport in Venezuela

14. Indigenous women, Games and Ethno-Sport in Latin America

Part III: The Contribution of Diaspora Latin American Women to Sport

15. Latin American Sports Women in the United States of America

16. Latin American Sports Women in Spain

17. Conclusion

18. Appendices

Rosa López de D’Amico is Professor at Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), Maracay, Venezuela.

Tansin Benn is currently Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK, having retired from her role as Professor in the School of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Gertrud Pfister is Emeritus Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.