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| ARTICLES RELATED TO National Physique Committee | | | |  National Physique Committee: Encyclopedia II - Female bodybuilding - History
Female bodybuilding - Beginnings.
Physique contests for women date back to at least the 1960s, with contests like the Miss Physique and Miss Americana. However, these early "bodybuilding" contests were really not much more than bikini contests. The first U.S. Women's National Physique Championship was held in Canton, Ohio in 1978, and is generally regarded as the first true female bodybuilding contest - that is, the first contest where ...
See also:Female bodybuilding, Female bodybuilding - History, Female bodybuilding - Beginnings, Female bodybuilding - 1980 - the start of the modern era, Female bodybuilding - The 1980s, Female bodybuilding - Mainstream exposure in the 1980s, Female bodybuilding - The 1990s, Female bodybuilding - The 2000s, Female bodybuilding - Standards and Sexist Discrimination, Female bodybuilding - Noted female bodybuilders Read more here: » Female bodybuilding: Encyclopedia II - Female bodybuilding - History |
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| | | | National Physique Committee: Encyclopedia II - Female bodybuilding - Standards and Sexist Discrimination It is argued by some that the way female body builders are often treated is a form of sexism.
Whereas male bodybuilders are typically judged by relatively objective standards, such as "muscularity" and "symmetry," female bodybuilders tend to be judged on criteria of "femininity" and "beauty" as well. The standards of judging are constantly changed and set mainly by men.
Female bodybuilders are often mocked and viewed ...
See also:Female bodybuilding, Female bodybuilding - History, Female bodybuilding - Beginnings, Female bodybuilding - 1980 - the start of the modern era, Female bodybuilding - The 1980s, Female bodybuilding - Mainstream exposure in the 1980s, Female bodybuilding - The 1990s, Female bodybuilding - The 2000s, Female bodybuilding - Standards and Sexist Discrimination, Female bodybuilding - Noted female bodybuilders Read more here: » Female bodybuilding: Encyclopedia II - Female bodybuilding - Standards and Sexist Discrimination |
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