He's a Laker; She's a “Looker”: The Consequences of Gender-Stereotypical Portrayals of Male and Female Athletes by the Print Media

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Harm and Offence in Media Content: A Review of the Evidence (2006, background): “Reality-defining effects Some studies have looked at the way in which the media present images of gender (Durham, 2005; Knight and Giuliano, 2001), race (Bittle, 2002; Durham, 2005; Rada, 2000), and other forms of social identity (such as sexuality (Sender, 2001)).”
Sexy versus Strong: What Girls and Women Think of Female Athletes. (2012, background): “Knight and Giuliano (2001) found that athletes (both female and male) whose attractiveness received more attention than their athleticism in print media were perceived by male and female college students as less talented, less aggressive, and less heroic than athletes whose athleticism received…”
Athlete or Sex Symbol: What Boys Think of Media Representations of Female Athletes (2011, background): “samples include Heywood and Dworkin 2003; Knight and Giuliano 2001 ).”
Predicting Objectification: Do Provocative Clothing and Observer Characteristics Matter? (2007, background): “For example Knight and Giuliano (2001) found that media accounts emphasizing females’ appearance generated reader ratings of greater attractiveness than articles focusing on athleticism, while no difference existed among attractiveness ratings of males between conditions.”