The Grass Ceiling - On Being a Woman in Sport (Paperback)

What is it like to be a girl, or a woman, in a male-dominated sporting world? If you play on the boys' team, more people pay attention - but you get treated like an alien. When you switch to playing with girls and women, you have to live with a smaller audience, diminished status, and - if you're a professional - lower pay. And what if - as is the case for camogie player Eimear Ryan - the sport that you play has a different name for women than it does for men, despite identical rules? And what if you don't even feel entirely comfortable in an all-female sporting environment because you're shy, bookish, not really one of the girls? In The Grass Ceiling, acclaimed novelist Eimear Ryan digs deep into the confluence between gender and sport, and all the questions it throws up about identity, status, competition and self-expression. At a time when women's sport is on the rise but still a long way from equality, it is a sharp, nuanced and heartfelt exploration of questions that affect every girl - and boy - who sets out to participate in sport.

General

Imprint:	Sandycove
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2023
Authors:	Eimear Ryan
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-84488-532-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-84488-532-1
Barcode:	9781844885329

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