Women and Sport in Asia

Rosa Lopez de D’Amico is Professor at Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), Venezuela. Maryam Koushkie Jahromi is Professor of Exercise Physiology, and Women’s Health and Sport, at Shiraz University, Iran. Maria Luisa M. Guinto is Associate Professor and Research Director of the College of Human Kinetics at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines.

Part I: Background and Initiatives, 1. Introduction: Asian Women in sport, 2. International developments in policy for equity: girls and women in physical education and sport, 3. Female empowerment through ‘sport and development’ in Asia, Part II: Country cases, 4. Bangladesh women and sport, 5. Gender equality and opportunities in physical education and sport for women in China, 6. Women and sport in Hong Kong, 7. Women and sport in India, 8. Indonesian Muslim female Athletes: wearing the hijab with pride, 9. Iranian women in sport, 10. Turning point for Japanese women and sports: from the Moon to the Sun, 11. Women and sport in South Korea: challenges and achievements as stepping stones to the future, 12. Feminist development in sports and physical education in Macau, 13. Sport in Malaysia: towards gender equality, 14. Women’s participation in physical education, physical activity and sport in Oman, 15. Women and sport in Pakistan, 16. Women in Philippine sport and physical education: bridging the gender divide, 17. Women and sport in Qatar, 18. Women and sport in Saudi Arabia, 19. Women and sport in Singapore, 20. Women and sport in Sri Lanka, 21. Women and sport in the Republic of Tajikistan, 22. Analysis of women and sport in Turkey, 23. Exploring the UAE's dynamic sports scene for women, Part III: Moving forward, 24. Conclusion