Beyond winning medals, feminists at Tokyo2020 made a winning case for public policies to advance gender equity. From jweisswolf:
traded revealing leotards for long-sleeved and ankle-length uniforms. Both teams’ members made crystal clear that they were choosing their own comfort and competitive edge over the public expectation to be eye candy. These messages are an especially powerful counter to pervasiveGymnast Danusia Francis from Jamaica discussed how much this costume rebellion meant to her in an essay for , in which she doubled down on another pervasive barrier—menstrual stigma.
Male athletes spoke out, too. Three members of the U.S. Men’s Fencing Team showed solidarity with and support for victims of sexual assault by staging a powerful
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