The Short Corner: Gender Equality in World Cup Bids with Bridgette Desjardins

CW for discussion of transphobia: 58:30 - 01:04:00 Our conversation with Bridgette Desjardins (she/her) continues our series profiling research about women's football. Bridgette published the journal article "Mobilising gender equality: A discourse analysis of bids to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™". Angela and Bridgette discuss how she arrived at this topic, what was involved in her analysis of the bids, and the complexities of gender equality discourses in contemporary professional sport. We touch on Bridgette's diverse research interests, including women's powerlifters, Canadian military runs, and discourses within transphobic activism. (Yes, we're aware the audio is bumpy! Sorry!) Bridgette Desjardins is a postdoctoral fellow and sessional academic at Deakin University. She completed her PhD at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. In addition to researching the intersecting threads of gender, sport, and equity, she enjoys powerlifting and hanging out with her wife and cats. DON'T follow Bridgette on Twitter but do email her at [email protected] if you'd like to get in touch or keep up with her work on Google Scholar. Bridgette's paper: Desjardins, B. M. (2021). Mobilising gender equality: A discourse analysis of bids to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023TM. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 1–17. Follow The Far Post on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out espn.com.au or download the ESPN App. The Short Corner is a The Far Post's home for all things interesting, different and fun that don't fit under our usual programming of women's football analysis and news. Previous episodes of The Short Corner: Power, Protest, and Players Associations with Gaby Garton Aish Ravi and Experiences of Women in Football Coaching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices