Linda Blade is a coach and the president of Athletics Alberta。 She has a PhD in Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University， a Chartered Professional Coach designation in track and field， and is a former champion heptathlete。 If anyone is qualified to talk about the differences between male and female bodies， it's Linda。This is an absolutely excellent book that brilliantly summarises （with hundreds of citations） the problem with and impact of men identifying into women's sport categories。With the O Linda Blade is a coach and the president of Athletics Alberta。 She has a PhD in Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University， a Chartered Professional Coach designation in track and field， and is a former champion heptathlete。 If anyone is qualified to talk about the differences between male and female bodies， it's Linda。This is an absolutely excellent book that brilliantly summarises （with hundreds of citations） the problem with and impact of men identifying into women's sport categories。With the Olympics in Tokyo coming up， we must make clear that we will absolutely not accept the medaling of men in women's categories， that this will shame the IOC， the host country， and the male athletes whose entitlement is costing women and girls their right to compete in spots that they have earned through years of hard work。If you don't know anything about this issue， this is the book to read。 If you do， this is the book to cite。 I'm so honoured to call Linda a friend and as a fellow feminist I couldn't be more happy that she has been able to get this published。 。。。more