July 20
• Edited (Jul 27, 2024)

Although not really Pilates-related, since the main story (so far) follows a runner, Christine Mboma, I thought I'd share this fascinating podcast series. (Well, at least I find it fascinating as it combines a few things I am interested in, including running and science).

It looks at the testing that is supposed to determine who is a woman and thus can compete as a woman in an athletic event. They are also questioning the science that supposedly underpins that testing since, as they put it, "sports is binary but humans are not."

And this isn't about trans people. They are testing any woman who doesn't fit whatever notion the sports committee has about what a "real woman" looks like...

(Produced by NPR and CDC, so a North American production...)

https://www.tested-podcast.com/

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