“Try Not to Make Waves”: Managing Gender Discrimination in Outdoor Recreation

Evans, K E; Schmalz, Dorothy L.; Anderson, Doug; Agate, Sarah Taylor

doi:10.1080/01490400.2020.1842824

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“…Races entail competition. For many of our participants, being recognized among their peers as a serious competitor is important to their self-image as a musher and resonates with prior scholarship suggesting that women often struggle with not being seen as "serious" in comparison to their male counterparts (Evans et al, 2020). We found this sentiment is true for sprint and distance mushers and for mushers of many genders.…”

Section: "I Want the Medals"-races All-gender Competition And The Com...supporting

confidence: 75%

“…Given the above-mentioned reasons (e.g., stamina, being outside alone), scholars state that the outdoors is a "male and heterosexual space" (Humberstone, 2000;Jacobs, 2020, p. 5), with men considered leaders (McAnirlin & Maddox, 2020). Scholars also argue that expectations for women are lower than for men and in order to be taken seriously, women might feel the need to take risks that put themselves in danger (Evans et al, 2020;McAnirlin & Maddox, 2020).…”

Section: Mushing Gender and The Outdoorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This paper contributes to the study of gender in the outdoors in general, and an increasing focus on queerness in the outdoors (Asselin, 2019;Evans et al, 2020;Gray, 2016;Humberstone, 2000;Jacobs, 2020;McClintock, 1996;Meyer & Borrie, 2013;Sjögren et al, 2011;Warren, 1996Warren, , 2015. Gender is a social construction defined by "a combination of societally sanctioned traits for that sex" (Mitten et al, 2018, p. 319).…”

Section: Mushing Gender and The Outdoorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Current scholarship suggests that as women enter traditionally masculine leisure activities, particularly those in the outdoors, gender dramatically impacts their experience (Evans et al, 2020). At first, nearly all participants stated that gender was not important to understanding mushing.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A nonbinary musher stated that the lack of sex segregation is another reason to love mushing (personal communication, July 28, 2020). Where scholarship of outdoor recreation discusses the importance of single-gender programming, mushing provides an example of allgender competition (Evans et al, 2020). All-gender programming downplays differences in gender and sexuality and is gender blind.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Showing up “More as My True Self”: Gender and Mushing in the United States

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Mushing exists in several forms: short and long-distance races, adventure tourism, recreation, and sport. While some scholars assert that gender does not influence a musher’s experience, this research, based on interviews with mushers, broadens understanding of how gender influences mushing and a musher’s sense of self. Nearly all research participants initially stated that gender is irrelevant in mushing; for example, in competitions, people of all genders compete directly against one another. As interviews unfolded, participants spoke about how gender norms and stereotypes complicated their experiences and how non-mushers perceive them. Despite depictions of mushing as masculine, participants stated that mushing embodies both masculine and feminine traits and is empowering for all genders. We suggest that scholars in outdoor recreation continue to broaden their research agendas to acknowledge the complexity of gender identities and the empowering nature of the outdoors, particularly for persons who reject the traditional gender binary.

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Section: "I Want the Medals"-races All-gender Competition And The Com...supporting

confidence: 75%