Playing Unfair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete was released on January 1, 2002.

Playing Unfair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete was directed by Sut Jhally.

Playing Unfair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete has a runtime of 29m.

Playing Unfair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete was produced by Kenyon King.

It has been 30 years since Title IX legislation granted women equal playing time, but the male-dominated world of sports journalism has yet to catch up with the law. Coverage of women's sports lags far behind men's and focuses on female athletes' femininity and sexuality over their achievements on the court and field.

The key characters in Playing Unfair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete are Self, University of Massachusetts, Author of Strong Women, Deep Closets (Pat Griffin), Self, Professor, University of Minnesota, Director if Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport (Mary Jo Kane), Self, University of Southern California, Author of Taking the Field (Michael Messner).

Playing Unfair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete is a Documentary, Short film.