Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry

Helen Jefferson Lenskyj is Professor Emirita of the University of Toronto, Canada. Her previous publication include The Palgrave Handbook of Olympic Studies (co-edited with S. Wagg); Olympic Industry Resistance; The Best Ever Olympics?; and Inside the Olympics Industry

Introduction Beyond Binaries: An Intersectional Analysis The Limits of Liberalism: Sex, Gender and Sexualities Challenges to the Olympic Industry In the Pool, On the Ice: Contested Terrain Sex and the Games Conclusion