Sit'N Listen! Episode 10: Sports, Sex, and Gender - a podcast by Harvard Science in the News

We’re back with a new episode of Sit’N Listen! This time we're delving into the world of sex, gender, and sports. Men and women have been competing in separate athletic events since at least the time of the ancient Greeks. But why? What biological differences affect the way men and women play sports? And what impact does all of this have on athletics, and on our broader culture? Tune in to find out!


Correspondents: Dana Boebinger, Rachel Hanebutt, Brittany Mayweather, and Michael Ruiz

Produced by Michelle Frank
Sound editing by Dana Boebinger

Special thanks to Kristen Osborne and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, which co-sponsored this podcast as part of their upcoming conference on sports, gender, and society. We're also grateful to Jean-Francois Gauvin and Harvard's Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments for hosting the live recording of this podcast.

We will post show notes with references and script on our website: sitn.hms.harvard.edu. Feel free to send us any comments, questions, or topic suggestions at sitnpodcast@gmail.com.

All the best,

The Sit’N Listen team: Michelle Frank, Amy Gilson, Elizabeth Jaensch, Vini Mani, and Angela She

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