The History of Gender Verification in Women's Sports

<p>We go back to the beginnings of women’s inclusion in elite sports. It turns out that men had an odd variety of concerns about women athletes. Some doubted these athletes were even women at all. And that skepticism resulted in the first sex testing policies.</p><p><br></p><p>For early access to Tested episodes and to listen ad-free, subscribe to CBC's Stories channel <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/cbc-stories/id6443681642" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>