To understand the constructs of femininity and masculinity in sport we first must define what it means to be gendered and how these social structures are then produced in the world. Gender is something that is instilled in us from birth and continues to define, evaluate and classify females and males throughout the duration of our lives. Gender is a dual idea; it is a changeable social and cultural structure we inhabit, but also a set of changing practices we engage in; knowingly and unknowingly (Scott, 1988). These ideas can be expressed through concepts such as gender identity, gender expression and gender roles. At all levels of gender construction we can find the core notions of masculinity and femininity; a dichotomous collection of socially
