years as reflected in broadcast rights, sponsorship deals, athlete activism, and digital innovation ( Lough et al., 2022 ). The WNBA provides a unique context because players and teams have actively engaged in social justice advocacy—and even collective political activism ( Cox, 2022 ; Delevoye, 2020
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“To Build a More Just Society”: Women’s National Basketball Association Teams’ Uses of Social Media for Advocacy
Dunja Antunovic, Ann Pegoraro, Ceyda Mumcu, Kimberly Soltis, Nancy Lough, Katie Lebel, and Nicole M. LaVoi
Women with Disability, Paralympics, and Reasoned Action Contact Theory
Claudine Sherrill
The underrepresentation of women in the Paralympics movement warrants attention as the world prepares for Atlanta 1996, when Paralympics (conducted after the Summer Olympics) will attract approximately 3,500 athletes with physical disability or visual impairment from 102 countries. Barriers that confront women with disability, the Paralympic movement, and adapted physical activity as a profession and scholarly discipline that stresses advocacy and attitude theories are presented. Two theories (reasoned action and contact) that have been tested in various contexts are woven together as an approach particularly applicable to women in sport and feminists who care about equal access to opportunity for all women. Women with disability are a social minority that is both ignored and oppressed. Sport and feminist theory and action should include disability along with gender, race/ethnicity, class, and age as concerns and issues.
Regulatory Policy and Women’s Sports: The Nexus of Gender Verification, Title IX, and Trans Inclusion
Emily Carol Stets
’s trans identity cannot be assessed without considering their sex relative to their gender identity—thereby, discriminating on the basis of sex ( Buzuvis, 2021 ). In legislative and advocacy settings, the outcomes from both the WSPWG and state legislators suggest a particular conclusion: their advocacy
“Can You Work With Athletes as a Female?”: Career Experiences of Female Sport Psychology Practitioners
Rena M.G. Curvey, Shannon C. White, Candice N. Hargons, Myles T. Englis, Katherine C. Jensen, Marissa K. Bosco, Mikaela E. Thompson, Samantha Leavens, and Emily A. Murphy
literature by exploring women’s professional career experiences using a feminist standpoint framework to better understand the way gender and multiple identity factors (e.g., age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, motherhood, and self-advocacy) impact the professional experiences of female SPPs in sport
Title IX and the Expectation of Equity
Carole Oglesby
Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and AIAW, and a bit later the Women’s Sports Foundation, I became a major proponent of “evidence-based advocacy” carried forward by organizations beyond the efforts of individuals. I have been, and am, committed to organizational development; thus, the opportunity to comment
Preeminent Women in Exercise Physiology and Their Contributions to Title IX
Pamela D. Swan, Carol Ewing Garber, Barbara E. Ainsworth, Monica J. Hubal, Lynda Ransdell, Melinda Millard-Stafford, and Lynn B. Panton
International (WSI), the global voice of research-based advocacy for women in sports ( Women Sport International, n.d. ). Forever an advocate for women in sports and research, Dr. Drinkwater worked tirelessly to mentor women to be leaders regardless of their career paths. She emphasized in an interview with
Media Representations of Bipolar Disorder Through the Case of Suzy Favor Hamilton
Rachel Vaccaro and Ted M. Butryn
, 2016 ). Favor Hamilton’s advocacy efforts and sharing her mental illness story revolved around her determination to, “raise awareness, provide understanding, and offer inspiration” to anyone who was working through their own personal struggles ( Butler, 2015 , p. 1). Although extremely painful, she
Liars, Cheaters, and Short-Haired Girls: Gender Identity Denial of Young Athletes
Julie Minikel-Lacocque
team parents and other fans to do the same. It is the duty of club managers and coaching directors to create a culture of acceptance and advocacy for children. In tandem with this understanding must be the incorporation of what Travers ( 2014 ) calls “egalitarian values” for all those involved in sport
We are Courageous: Speaking Out Boldly and Acting for Change: Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network Conference, 20–22 June, 2023
Milly Blundell, Tori Sprung, and Zoe Knowles
conference, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Science, Professor Laura Bishop, and the WiSEAN Executive Group provided a warm welcome to delegates. This was followed by the opening keynote address, delivered by Sue Anstiss MBE, titled: “Advocacy, activism, or anarchy. What’s driving change in women
Research Across the Female Life Cycle: Reframing the Narrative for Health and Performance in Athletic Females and Showcasing Solutions to Drive Advancements in Research and Translation
Kelly L. McNulty, Bernadette C. Taim, Jessica A. Freemas, Amal Hassan, Carly Lupton Brantner, Chimsom T. Oleka, Dawn Scott, Glyn Howatson, Isabel S. Moore, Kate K. Yung, Kirsty M. Hicks, Matthew Whalan, Ric Lovell, Sam R. Moore, Suzanna Russell, Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, and Georgie Bruinvels
topics, such as the influence of different sex hormone profiles on sport and exercise participation, the health of athletic females across the life cycle and athletic performance (Table 2 ). Specifically, there has been greater advocacy and substantial evidence supporting the health benefits of exercise
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