"Mounting evidence from exercise science indicates that women are physiologically better suited than men to endurance efforts such as running marathons...We still have much to learn about female athletic performance and the lives of prehistoric women. Nevertheless, the data we do have signal that it is time to bury Man the Hunter for good."

#WomenInSport #Equity

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-theory-that-men-evolved-to-hunt-and-women-evolved-to-gather-is-wrong1/

Women Quarters Program:

Zitkala-Ša was a writer, composer, educator, and political activist for Native American rights.

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"Why are female soccer players at a higher risk [for ACL ruptures] than their male counterparts?"

Several factors including:
- A lack of "access to the best training grounds and resources from a young age."
- A lack of "medical resources and inadequate pitches."
- A "lack of football shoes specifically designed for women...despite the fact that women’s feet are different to men’s in several ways...'" https://aspetar.com/journal/viewarticle.aspx?id=537#.Y24yMS8w2qA

https://cnn.com/2023/07/18/sport/womens-world-cup-acl-injury-spt-intl/index.html

#WomenInSports #Equity

"On July 1, Idaho became the only state without a legal requirement or specialized committee to review maternal deaths related to pregnancy."

Idaho's "pregnancy-related mortality ratio was 41.8 pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, according to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee report from that year."
#MaternalHealth

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