Madeleine Pape

Madeleine Pape is a gender sociologist specializing in sports at the University of Lausanne. Her research focuses on the complex interplay between gender, performance, and the implications of gender testing in athletics. Pape is a prominent voice in the ongoing debates surrounding the fairness and ethics of gender verification processes in sports, particularly those affecting intersex athletes and transgender women. She highlights the scientific inaccuracies and potential harm of chromosomal tests, advocating for a more nuanced understanding of gender in competitive sports.