Designing Strategies for the Development of Health and Physical Activities of Women in Iran

: The current study aimed to design strategies to develop women’s health and physical activities in Iran. This study was drafted in the descriptive-correlational framework following an applied objective. The population of the study in the qualitative section consisted of 10 professors of sports management and sociology and in the quantitative section consisted of 160 experts (e.g., female sports managers and experts, women’s sports activists, and professors of sports management) selected through a purposive and comprehensive sampling method. Data collection was performed through a 20-items questionnaire drafted to examine the four fundamental factors of the study (e.g., management, social, economic, and cultural factors). The content validity and face validity of the questionnaire were confirmed by 10 university faculty members. The structural equation modeling in PLS software (version 3) was used to analyze the statistical data. The findings of the study indicated that among the study variables, the variable of management in the development of health and physical activities, with a correlation level of 75% and at a value of 5.696, was considered the most effective variable. Furthermore, among the essential elements of the study, in the cultural factor, the effect of the social values and beliefs in the participation of women in sports activities was reportedly at a correlation rate of 87%. In the management factor, the assignment of management roles to women in sports was at a correlation rate of 85%. In the economic factor, the element of budget allocation to women’s sports was at a correlation rate of 73%. In the social factor, the impact of the Ministry of Health and Education and the Ministry of Sports and Youth in creating sports events for the development of women’s health in the various provinces of Iran was at a correlation rate of 92%. All of the aforementioned items were among the most contributing factors in the essential elements of the study. In conclusion, it can be stated that the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the Federations of Public Sports succeeded to initiate programs in the development of Iranian women’s health and sports by employing a comprehensive plan that included allocating budget, highlighting the role of women in the sports management positions, and cooperating with different agencies and organizations.

Short-term and long-term mate preference in men and women in an Iranian population

Mate preference in short-term relationships and long-term ones may depend on many physical, psychological, and socio-cultural factors. In this study, 178 students (81 females) in sports and 153 engineering students (64 females) answered the systemizing quotient (SQ) and empathizing quotient (EQ) questionnaires and had their digit ratio measured. They rated their preferred mate on 12 black-line drawing body figures varying in body mass index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) for short-term and long-term relationships. Men relative to women preferred lower WHR and BMI for mate selection for both short-term and long-term relationships. BMI and WHR preference in men is independent of each other, but has a negative correlation in women. For men, digit ratio was inversely associated with BMI (p = 0.039, B = − 0.154) preference in a short-term relationship, and EQ was inversely associated with WHR preference in a long-term relationship (p = 0.045, B = − 0.164). Furthermore, men and women in sports, compared to engineering students, preferred higher (p = 0.009, B = 0.201) and lower BMI (p = 0.034, B = − 0.182) for short-term relationships, respectively. Women were more consistent in their preferences for short-term and long-term relationships relative to men. Both biological factors and social/experiential factors contribute to mate preferences in men while in women, mostly social/experiential factors contribute to them.

Participatory approaches to empower girls and young women in physical education and sports contexts: a systematic review

Review question / Objective: The purpose of this work is to systematically review the existing scientific literature on the use of participatory research approaches for the empowerment of girls and young women in physical education and sport contexts. Condition being studied: The empowerment of girls and young women in sports-physical activity contexts by means of participatory approaches. Information sources: To carry out this systematic review, a bibliographic search was carried out in eight electronic databases (Academic Search Ultimate, ERIC, MedLine, PsycInfo, Scopus, Sociology Source Ultimate, Sport-Discus and Web of Science) between the months of April and May 2021.

The End of Compulsory Gender Verification: Is It Progress for Inclusion of Women in Sports?

Recently, the so-called Semenya case has brought the problem of gender in sports competitions back into the spotlight. But the fact is that it is not a unique case; rather, it seems a recurrent and inconclusive problem in the history of sports. In this context, the Spanish athlete Martínez-Patiño is an important figure in the history of sport and gender verification, as well as the Indian sprinter Dutee Chand. Martínez-Patiño’s story thus serves as an important case study of the gender-based anxieties that hampered women’s advancement in track and field. Martínez-Patiño’s experience in Spanish athletics demonstrates the difficulties women faced when attempting to compete in track and field, both in Spain and internationally. Moreover, her experience with gender policies shows the inadequacies of the chromosomal check as a sex marker, as well as the harms caused by the technique. Finally, Martínez-Patiño’s protest of the International Association of Athletics Federations’ policy started to dismantle compulsory sex verification used as a criterion for gender eligibility. The publicity surrounding her case pushed the track and field federation to abandon mandatory, on-site testing in 1992. Seven years later, the International Olympic Committee also dropped its compulsory control. Martínez-Patiño became the face of the fight against sex/gender verification in sport and helped dismantle the practice. The case of Martinez-Patiño remains in the collective memory of elite sports and serves as an argument for national and international sporting institutions to reconsider discriminating policies in the context of progress being made for women’s rights.

A More Just, Inclusive Future for Sports

This issue of the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport (JLAS) was dedicated to women in sports law, with a specific emphasis on inclusiveness and new ideas. For decades, the central focus of the law and policy directed to women and sports was Title IX enforcement and securing opportunities for participation. As we approach Title IX’s 50th anniversary, it is clear that the law has greatly expanded participation opportunities for women and powerfully altered the norms around women and sports. Nevertheless, much work remains. Women and girls still do not enjoy the full measure of equality that Title IX guarantees, and women’s sport at all levels still does not get the attention, resources, and respect that it should. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this issue.

AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF STUDENTS THROUGH PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS

The article describes one of the most important conditions for the formation of civil society today that is importance of educating a highly spiritual, well-rounded young generation. This article discusses actual issues and the formation of a high-spirited, morally and aesthetically educated generation, as well as scientific study of the importance of aesthetic education in the process of reforming and modernizing society. While the aesthetic form of upbringing is involved in social processes, in turn, it considers its main goal to increase people’s interest in positive work being done in society. Therefore, one of the ultimate goals of aesthetic education should be to enrich the spiritual world of a man. Aesthetic education not only encourages man to create innovations, but also teaches him to develop on the basis of the principles of sophistication, requirements of beauty. Accordingly, currently, main means of aesthetic education will include such areas as art, information technology, nature, labor, physical education and sports. Furthermore, in this article, the peculiarities of the development of women’s sports, the implementation of state programs, promotion of healthy lifestyles, strengthening reproductive health of the population, involvement of women in sports, creating the necessary conditions for their regular participation in popular sports are mentioned. KEY WORDS: aesthetic education, Physical education, sports, women, all means of aesthetic education, labor, sports aesthetics.

Dynamics of maximum oxygen consumption in middle-distance runners in a one-year training cycle

Purpose of the work: to study the dynamics of the indexes of maximal oxygen consumption in a one-year cycle of training in skilled runners who combine 800 and 400 m distances. Methods and materials: theoretical analysis and generalization of literary sources, analysis of documentary materials, submaximal Valunda-Schestrand test (PWC170), pedagogical experiment and methods of mathematical statistics. The research was conducted on the basis of the School of High School athletics of Kharkov. There were 5 boys and 5 girls who are 17-23 years old (4 - Candidates Master of Sports and 6 – athletes of the first category). In the course of the work it was established that the indexes of maximal oxygen consumption of athletes is changing with the growth of their training. It was found that the boys’ level of maximal oxygen consumption changes more significantly in the process of their training than in the process of girls’ training. This can be explained by lower aerobic productivity (power), which is reflected in lower results of women in sports with predominant manifestation of endurance. This factor explains the relative reduction of record results with increasing distance. It is marked that under the influence of training loads of a special preparatory stage of the preparatory period, the indices of maximal oxygen consumption of girls did not change.

Side-by-Side Sports Reporters: A Between-Subjects Experiment of the Effect of Gender in Reporting on the NFL

Women are more visible than ever in sports media. Yet, extant research has shown that females have endured an array of issues exclusive to their gender. Consistent research updates on gender in sports media is necessary in order to discover whether an increase in numbers has changed the assessment of women in sports media. This study’s objective was to understand how audiences now perceive women in television sports media, specifically as sports reporters covering the NFL. This quantitative experiment employed two current, veteran sports reporters (one female and one male) and pre-tested for the purpose of this study. It is the first known study that utilized professional television sports reporters. Each reporter recorded the same two “stand-ups” with identical backdrops. Survey participants randomly watched a video either of the male or female giving a fact or an opinion report and were then asked questions to measure their perception of the sports reporter’s knowledge and credibility. Intriguingly, this study did not replicate results from prior research, and therefore could contribute to literature on women in sports media moving forward.

Women and Sports: View from Stereotyping and Gender Differentials Perspectives

Sports are viewed as manly demesne, and this generalization brings about men seeing more noteworthy capacity and appending more prominent significance to the sport than women. Society foresees that men and women ought to get, have confidence in, and satisfy explicit gender differentials and stereotyping that have been set up. At the point when sexual orientation standards are disregarded, it is basic for names to be offered, inquiries to be posed, and individuals to be mocked. While "customary" gender stereotyping has remained genuinely consistent in the course of recent hundreds of years, they have likewise been tested and defied by numerous women and women's activists. One explicit region in which customary gender differentials have been assessed and dissected is sports and proactive tasks. In any creating field, for instance, the one that began as "women in sport," key advancements can be followed through the development of the language utilized and the ideas created to communicate new understandings. The current investigation has been attempted to target evaluating the contribution of women in sports in various fields. From the quantity of variables that impact women in sports, gender differentials and stereotyping have been chosen for this investigation. This investigation has uncovered that when correlations were made with their male partners, women athletes have been similarly solid and were discovered to be similarly skilled, inventive, creative and capable.