1st Edition
The Development of Women's Soccer Legacies, Participation, and Popularity in Germany
By Henk Meier
Copyright 2020
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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While women’s soccer has risen in popularity around the world, research reveals persistent gender discrimination and marginalization of girls and women in the sport. Applying policy feedback theory and econometric analysis, this volume explores the lasting impact of different regimes of gender discrimination on the development of women’s soccer in Germany. Taking reunified Germany as an ideal... Read more
1. Germany as a natural experiment for the future of women’s soccer
2. The development of girls’ and women’s grassroots soccer
3. Stadium attendance in women’s league soccer
4. The popularity of the women’s national soccer team
5. How female will the future of soccer be?
Biography
Henk Erik Meier is Professor of Social Sciences of Sport at the Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Munster, Germany.
