The best way to gain interest for women is to participate. Weight training courses are not heavily populated by women possibly because of social stigmas. The way to beat these social stigmas and empower women in the weight training scene is to participate. Women involved in the study complicated dominant ideologies about the role of sport as many of them considered participation and competition as a site for building connections and empowering other women (Antunovic & Hardin, 2013). Sports in the United States have been conceptualized as a male dominant part of society. Women in this area of society, especially as athletes and fans, often remain invisible. To better understand female fandom, the journal observed online spaces where women gathered to talk about sports (Antunovic & Hardin, 2013). Unlike many of the male bloggers studied, the women bloggers actively stated that they were
The best way to gain interest for women is to participate. Weight training courses are not heavily populated by women possibly because of social stigmas. The way to beat these social stigmas and empower women in the weight training scene is to participate. Women involved in the study complicated dominant ideologies about the role of sport as many of them considered participation and competition as a site for building connections and empowering other women (Antunovic & Hardin, 2013). Sports in the United States have been conceptualized as a male dominant part of society. Women in this area of society, especially as athletes and fans, often remain invisible. To better understand female fandom, the journal observed online spaces where women gathered to talk about sports (Antunovic & Hardin, 2013). Unlike many of the male bloggers studied, the women bloggers actively stated that they were