Léa Barnel

Léa Barnel
Léa est amoureuse de montagne et de course à pied. Elle s'engage activement dans la lutte contre le sexisme, particulièrement dans le cadre sportif.

Articles

Women’s Sports: The Mechanism of Invisibility
By Léa Barnel

In the collective imagination, sports are primarily seen as a male domain. Women, who have nevertheless always participated in sports, have been—and continue to be—invisible and/or disparaged. The 3 Mechanisms Behind the Invisibilization of Female Athletes This invisibilization can be analyzed through three types of mechanisms: Denial of Existence This denial of women’s existence is […]

The story of spatial sexism
By Léa Barnel

The practice of running outdoors, far from being a neutral act, reveals the profound inequalities that still govern our occupation of public space. Between historical heritage and social conditioning, running for a woman becomes a veritable political gesture of self-appropriation. A short introduction in comics Fear education and differentiated socialization Running is one of the […]

A short history of sexism in sport
By Léa Barnel

Although it’s not until modern times that we talk about sport in the way we do today, men have been trying to keep women out of sport since ancient times. I’ve put together a little summary of the history of sexism in sport, illustrated with some of the comics I’ve drawn, all with love and […]