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Separate but Equal? A Philosophical Evaluation of Mixed-Sex Football in England

Davis, Paul, Edwards, Lisa and Forbes, Alison (2019) Separate but Equal? A Philosophical Evaluation of Mixed-Sex Football in England. Fair Play, Journal of Philosophy, Ethics and Sports Law, 13. pp. 79-90. ISSN 2014-9255

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Abstract

The Football Association (FA) has imposed a ban on mixed-sex football beyond age 18 on the basis that (after age 18) males have an unfair advantage and females face an unacceptable risk of injury. In this paper, we critically evaluate the FA’s rationale and conclude that restriction on the grounds of fairness or harm is unpersuasive. We also argue that there are compelling reasons to remove the limitation on individual female players having access to the highest (or preferred) level of competition. Finally, we present reasons for rejecting forced sex- integration and consider the potential consequences of the recent rule changes governing mixed-sex football in age groups U7-U18 in England.

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Depositing User: Eddie Bradley

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Item ID: 10666
ISSN: 2014-9255
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/10666
Official URL: https://www.raco.cat/index.php/FairPlay/article/vi...

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ORCID for Paul Davis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2524-8542

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Date Deposited: 08 May 2019 11:23
Last Modified: 16 May 2022 13:01

Contributors

Author: Paul Davis ORCID iD
Author: Lisa Edwards
Author: Alison Forbes

University Divisions

Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing
Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Subjects

Sciences > Sport Sciences

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