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The history of Olympic gender equity and where we are now
When Paris last hosted the Olympic Games in 1924, just over 4 percent of the competitors were women. A century later, the International Olympic Committee dubbed the 2024 Games the “gender-equal Olympics.” But that’s not the whole story. Stephanie Sy speaks with Cheryl Cooky, a professor of American studies and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Purdue University, for a deeper look.
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