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The Tokyo Olympics are supposed to be a 'landmark in gender equality' — are the Games really a win for women?

  • Written by Michelle O'Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
The Tokyo Olympics are supposed to be a 'landmark in gender equality' — are the Games really a win for women?Daisuke Tomita/AP

If you believe the hype from the International Olympic Committee, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be a “landmark in gender equality” and the “first gender-balanced games in history”.

The Olympics do not have a good track record when it comes to gender equality. At the end of the 19th century, when it was...

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