Sexism Still Winning at the Olympic Games
Old ideas about gender are unfairly baked into sporting regulations and guidance. That should change.
Cara Ocobock
Cara Ocobock is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. She received her Ph.D. from Washington University, St. Louis, with a dissertation focused on measurements and models of human metabolic rates during high levels of physical activity in different environments of the American West. Her research program explores the physiological and behavioral mechanisms necessary to cope with and adapt to extreme climates and high levels of physical activity. She recently started a field site in northern Finland working with reindeer herders to better understand modern human adaptations to cold climates. Ocobock is an avid powerlifter and loves to bring anthropology to sport. Her future work will assess the impact of social networks on powerlifting performance, bridging the cultural and biological domains within what is essentially a solitary sport. Follow her on Twitter @caraocobock.
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Sex in Sport: Men Don’t Always Have the Advantage
Research shows that real differences exist in athletic capacities, on average, between men and women. But they cut both ways.
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Sweating Through a Gym’s Gender Barriers
Training with macho bodybuilders, a female powerlifter and anthropologist muscled through grueling rites of passage—and forged unexpected bonds.