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Sex, money and luck in sport.

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Abstract: Sport is affected by many forms of luck. One significant form of luck is the socioeconomic resource available to a competitor, which can significantly and unfairly affect her success. Another is what Sigmund Loland calls “stable inequalities”: characteristics of an athlete that she can do little to change. These also significantly affect success. However, not all stable inequalities should be treated equally: some bring greater and more unfair advantage than others. Sex is a stable inequality of such significance for fair competition that it should be used as a basis for classification in many sporting contexts; stable inequalities within a sex category are often less important for fairness.

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distributive justice, ethics, feminism, political philosophy, women, Athletes, Feminism, Humans, Social Justice

Journal Title

J Med Ethics

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0306-6800
1473-4257

Volume Title

46

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BMJ

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Leverhulme Trust (MRF-2017-076)
Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship