Attributes used to categorise a sport as masculine, feminine or gender-neutral

Masculine

Feminine

Neutral

Risky

 

Aggressive

 

Involving body

contact

 

Fast

 

Requiring strength, stamina and team spirit

 

Highly competitive

Gracious

 

Beautiful

 

Non-contact

 

Requiring precision and advanced skills

 

Individualistic

With high participation rates among both men and women

 

Non-contact

 

Risky, but also gracious

 

Beautiful, but also difficult

Masculine

Feminine

Gender-neutral

Risky

 

Aggressive

 

Involving body

contact

 

Fast

 

Requiring strength, stamina and team spirit

 

Highly competitive

Gracious

 

Beautiful

 

Non-contact

 

Requiring precision and advanced skills

 

Individualistic

With high participation rates among both men and women

 

Non-contact

 

Risky, but also gracious

 

Beautiful, but also difficult

Masculine

Feminine

Gender -neutral

Risky

 

Aggressive

 

Involving body

contact

 

Fast

 

Requiring strength, stamina and team spirit

 

Highly competitive

Gracious

 

Beautiful

 

Non-contact

 

Requiring precision and

advanced skills

 

Individualistic

With high participation rates among both men and women

 

Non-contact

 

Risky, but also gracious

 

Beautiful, but also difficult

Masculine

Feminine

Gender-neutral

Risky

 

Aggressive

 

Involving body

contact

 

Fast

 

Requiring strength, stamina and team spirit

 

Highly competitive

Gracious

 

Beautiful

 

Non-contact

 

Requiring precision and

advanced skills

 

Individualistic

With high participation rates among both men and women

 

Non-contact

 

Risky, but also gracious

 

Beautiful, but also difficult