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Chromosome Count: Who Gets to Decide Which Athletes Are ‘Feminine Enough’ to Compete?
Myron Genel, a pediatric endocrinologist and associate dean at the Yale University School of Medicine, is concerned about the philosophical implications of the test as well. Asking, “What makes a woman a woman?” Genel said, “What it comes down to is the definition of femininity. Should it be left to a handful of people at the IOC—most of whom are men—to decide who is ‘feminine enough’ to compete?”
Source: Ms. Magazine