This study address the construct of gender roles and femininity in a contemporary framework by focusing on female bodybuilders. It discusses the stigma that come with our body’s and how the roles of our biology affect the identity we have and showcase. Bodybuilding is such a male dominated sport. It has only been in these last 3 decades that females are just now making an appearance in the industry. It is argued in this study that the participation of females in bodybuilding represent a specific type of resistance in western society because it rejects the normative ideas of how a women should look and be. However, this article also notes that bodybuilding is not necessarily a step up for women because it runs all on the aesthetic ideal of
