Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Youth
The Origins of Gender Difference in Sport
2 Women in Men’s Worlds
Process of Exclusion and Suppression of Females in Male-Dominated Realms Other Than Sport
3 Women as Sports Producers
Progress and Problems
4 Fandom and the Typical Female Sports Fan
5 Sportista I: Professional Women in the Contested Space of Sports Media
Issues of Entry and Acceptance
6 Sportista II: Following as a Hobby, the A-Typical Female Sports Fan
Superfans in Their Own Right, with Their Own Voice, and Speaking Their Own Language
Conclusion
Appendix: Lists of Interviewees
Index