http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports The latest hot topics, news and updates from the Action Sports world. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:36:51 GMT Clearspace 1.7.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2007-10-04T20:36:51Z http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports/2007/10/04/women-are-welcome-sight-in-outdoor-sports <img src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-2995-1215/female+surfer2.jpg" alt="female surfer2.jpg" class="jive-image" /> <br /> <br /> Things on beach fronts across America have changed since Chester Allen learned how to surf at Malibu Beach in Southern California in the early 1970s. <br /> <br /> Back in those days, guys surfed and most girls stayed on the beach and kept their Farrah Fawcett-Majors hairdos dry and fluffy. <br /> <br /> From hunting to skateboarding, read about Allen's observations on the <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.active.com/women/Articles/Women_are_Welcome_Sight_br__in_Outdoor_Sports.htm">increase of women in outdoor sports</a> that have been male-dominated for years. surfing women outdoors Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:36:00 GMT Trish18 http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports/2007/10/04/women-are-welcome-sight-in-outdoor-sports 2007-10-04T20:36:00Z 7 months, 2 weeks ago http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports/comment/women-are-welcome-sight-in-outdoor-sports http://community.active.com/blogs/actionsports/feeds/comments?blogPostID=2995