• DOI:10.1007/S12147-012-9111-1
Corpus ID: 143305053

Women and the Wild: Gender Socialization in Wilderness Recreation Advertising

@article{McNiel2012WomenAT,
  title={Women and the Wild: Gender Socialization in Wilderness Recreation Advertising},
  author={J. N. McNiel and D. Harris and K. Fondren},
  journal={Gender Issues},
  year={2012},
  volume={29},
  pages={39-55}
}

J. N. McNiel, D. Harris, K. Fondren

Published 2012

Psychology

Gender Issues

Women are underrepresented in wilderness recreation despite the numerous benefits such activities provide to mental, physical, and emotional health. Several theories have been proposed linking women’s beliefs about their competence in outdoor spaces, fears of victimization, and concerns over retaining femininity to their lack of participation. We explore media representations of wilderness recreation as a possible agent in the gender socialization process that dissuades women from participation… CONTINUE READING

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