In the shadow of our recent Olympic hockey wins (something I am in no way disputing or complaining about...) I think it's important to consider the underlying systems of power that continue to dominate gender systems within competing countries and how these systems can render a team comparatively "under-competitive" on the world scene.
Stumbled across this article on the Toronto-based examiner website and it really opened my eyes...
http://www.examiner.com/x-31822-Fort-Worth-Hockey-Examiner~y2010m2d21-Hockey-inequality-shows-in-womens-olympics
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