Women will account for about 40 percent of the 10,500 athletes at the London Olympics. That’s about the same gender breakdown as in the last two Olympic Games. It’s also about twice the share women represented four decades ago. (via Women in the Olympics, Over Time - NYTimes.com)

Women will account for about 40 percent of the 10,500 athletes at the London Olympics. That’s about the same gender breakdown as in the last two Olympic Games. It’s also about twice the share women represented four decades ago. (via Women in the Olympics, Over Time - NYTimes.com)