If You Can't See It, You Can't Be It: An Exploration of Gender Inequality in Motorsports

About Me

Hadleigh is a junior at Laguna Blanca School in the capstone year of the Humanities Research Program. Throughout her time in HRP, she has explored topics such as the importance of independent bookstores and the complexities of life in downtown LA. Outside of school, Hadleigh plays volleyball, leads Laguna's Flower Empower club, and serves as the president of Lucky Clover 4-H.

This project brings together her passion for motorsports and her desire for more powerful female role models for young girls like her nieces.

HELPFUL LINKS

Capstone Essay

If You Can't See It, You Can't Be It: An Exploration of Gender Inequality in Motorsports

Capstone Presentation Slide Deck

If You Can't See It, You Can't Be It: An Exploration of Gender Inequality in Motorsports

Capstone Presentation Video

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Key Terms Primer

Refer to my Motorsports Key Terms Primer if you find yourself confused by any jargon!

INTERVIEWS AND CONNECTIONS

Hazel Southwell

"There was definitely pressure to soften my voice. I would say the main pressure was actually that people would have preferred me not to exist at all. "

Dr. Ehren Helmut Pflugfelder

"Motorsports do not exist apart from larger understandings of gender, identity, and power but are always situated within global discourses about these issues."

Luke McCracken

The world and the body gear together!

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