Female athletes have long been regaled to second class citizens in the world of sports. That’s a fact, one that cannot be denied, argued, or otherwise debated. That progress has been made is also unquestionably clear, although the most memorable moment of the U.S. Olympic soccer team might well have been Brandi Chastain taking off her shirt in celebration and ESPNW is not exactly taking off.
The recent decision to include women’s boxing in the 2012 Olympics could be heralded as a step in the right direction (I bet female ski jumpers would be pretty enthusiastic were it their sport), but Herald Scotland’s Ruth Wishart isn’t taking it that way.