Women and Sport in Latin America

Rosa López de D’Amico is Professor at Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), Maracay, Venezuela.Tansin Benn is currently Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth, UK, having retired from her role as Professor in the School of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.Gertrud Pfister is Emeritus Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

• Part I: Contextualising Women and Sport in Latin America1. Latin America: An Introduction2. International developments in policy and practice for equity: Girls and Women in Physical Education and Sport3. Gender, Gender Equality and Women’s SportPart II: Women and Sport Inside Latin America 4. Women and Sport in Argentina 5. Women and Sport in Brazil6. Women and Sport in Chile7. Women and Sport in Colombia 8. Women and Sport in Costa Rica9. Women and Sport in Cuba10. Women and Sport in Honduras11. Women and Sport in Mexico12. Women and Sport in Puerto Rico13. Women and Sport in Venezuela 14. Indigenous women, Games and Ethno-Sport in Latin AmericaPart III: The Contribution of Diaspora Latin American Women to Sport 15. Latin American Sports Women in the United States of America16. Latin American Sports Women in Spain17. Conclusion18. Appendices

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