%0 Journal Article
%T ¡®It¡¯s just girls¡¯ hockey¡¯: Troubling progress narratives in girls¡¯ and women¡¯s sport
%A Carly Adams
%A Stacey Leavitt
%J International Review for the Sociology of Sport
%@ 1461-7218
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1012690216649207
%X The current historical moment abounds with social ideologies suggesting that girls¡¯ and women¡¯s sport has come a long way. Narratives of achievement, success and the gains that have ostensibly been made over the last three decades hold up these ideologies. In this interview-based study, we consider girls¡¯ minor hockey in Southern Alberta, Canada to examine whether and how historically entrenched inequalities are being challenged, eradicated and/or maintained. To do this, we consider how gender systems are simultaneously resisted and reproduced in girls¡¯ minor hockey in this region thus, positioning it outside the ¡®triumphant feminist tale¡¯. In so doing, we highlight the importance of critically considering progress narratives of growth and success in girls¡¯ and women¡¯s sport
%K Alberta
%K Canada
%K gender
%K ice hockey
%K progress narratives
%K youth sport
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1012690216649207