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2020: Winter Term

Women in the Water: Patronization in the Surf Community

Submitted
February 26, 2020
Published
2020-03-17

Abstract

The goal for this presentation of information was to highlight the continued disparity of gender expectations through the lens of a niche subculture community. As the surf community is one that I frequently interact with, I wanted to dig into the issue of patronization of non-male surfers and sum up the issues that arise across multiple accounts from individuals who deal with existing outside the dominant masculine narrative of this sport.

The target audience was primarily those involved in these sports, with a secondary intention being those who maybe don’t have a true sense of what goes on within these athletic subcultures. Knowing that micro-agressions and problematic behaviour span a myriad of playing fields is valuable info for everyone to be aware of.