Sportswriter’s notebook: foreign report card — poor grades for female leadership

2012 London Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas was unable to defend her title this year in Rio because of a new rule that only allows two gymnasts from a country to advance. Douglas placed third.  If you’re curious about the origin of the two-per-country rule, look no further than the various sport federation leadership, which according to a first-ever report card by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics (TIDES), is “exclusively male.”

More information: http://spokesman-recorder.com/2016/08/13/sportswriters-notebook-foreign-report-card-poor-grades-female-leadership/

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