SOC 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Dutee Chand, International Association Of Athletics Federations, Lean Body Mass
28 Oct 2016
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They don"t fit the image of the ideal woman , being different turns people away. Promising sprinter from india is banned from competition by the iaaf. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind . This case relies on the foundation that for competition to be fair, females and males must be separated. Each side claims males enjoy 10% to 12% performance advantage over females. It is sex based discrimination to have female athlete meet a criteria that male athletes are not subject to (t levels) There is no scientific evidence that women with naturally high level of t have an advantage. There is no published evidence showing endogenous t is causally related to performance. There are other factors that account for the performance difference between males and females. Exogenous and endogenous t have identical effects.
