Sentences with phrase «microaggressions against female»

Now, researchers at the University of Missouri School of Journalism have found that microaggressions against female athletes in the media increased by nearly 40 percent from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

In the coverage of the 2012 Olympics, the researchers identified 69 microaggressions against female athletes.

The researchers also found increased microaggressions against female athletes who play more «masculine» sports such as basketball, powerlifting and wrestling.