In this episode of “Tucker Center Talks” [S3E4] of “Tucker Center Talks,” Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, talks about why it matters to have women in positions of authority in sport. LaVoi identifies gaps in the literature, and shares a new study about women role models in sport. This is an important topic that will help all advocates for girls and women in sport use data to tell the story about why women matter in sport.

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#disruptHERS s a campaign and movement that highlights disruptions to the normative model of sport, created by and for men, and that privileges men, and why it matters. To sign up for the #disruptHERS “Stat of the Week” that draws attention to people, organizations, and events that disrupt the status quo in sport, click here.

#HEREPROOF is a social media campaign that shows proof that people are interested in women’s sport. Post your data, pictures, tweets of interest in women’s sport.

“Tucker Center Talks” is a co-production of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and WiSP Sports.

In this episode of “Tucker Center Talks” [S3E3] of “Tucker Center Talks,” Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, talks to colleague Dr. Janet Fink, a Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar, and Associate Dean and Professor of Sport Management at UMass Amherst. Fink’s area of expertise is sport marketing/sport consumer behavior; marketing of female athletes; and women’s sport and diversity issues in sport. Fink and LaVoi discuss how marketing women’s sport shouldn’t marginalize female athletes, why sex doesn’t sell women’s sport, their journey down the Mississippi River together with Dr. Mary Jo Kane, and Fink’s advice for young women scholars.

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#disruptHERS s a campaign and movement that highlights disruptions to the normative model of sport, created by and for men, and that privileges men, and why it matters. To sign up for the #disruptHERS “Stat of the Week” that draws attention to people, organizations, and events that disrupt the status quo in sport, click here.

#HEREPROOF is a social media campaign that shows proof that people are interested in women’s sport. Post your data, pictures, tweets of interest in women’s sport.

“Tucker Center Talks” is a co-production of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and WiSP Sports.

In this episode of “Tucker Center Talks” [S3E2] of “Tucker Center Talks,” Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, talks to colleague Dr. Nefertiti Walker, Associate Professor of Sport Management, Chief Diversity Officer, and Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at UMass Amherst, and a Tucker Center Affiliated Scholar. Dr. Walker’s area of expertise pertains to exclusionary aspects of the sport organizational culture around intersectionality, race, and gender. Walker and LaVoi talk about exclusion of women, equity, the uncomfortable work of undoing culture, Walker’s forthcoming provocative book, authored with Dr. David Berri, and her advice for young women scholars.

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#disruptHERS s a campaign and movement that highlights disruptions to the normative model of sport, created by and for men, and that privileges men, and why it matters. To sign up for the #disruptHERS “Stat of the Week” that draws attention to people, organizations, and events that disrupt the status quo in sport, click here.

#HEREPROOF is a social media campaign that shows proof that people are interested in women’s sport. Post your data, pictures, tweets of interest in women’s sport.

“Tucker Center Talks” is a co-production of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and WiSP Sports.

Launching a third season [S3E1] of “Tucker Center Talks,” Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center, talks to colleague Dr. Laura Burton, Professor and Department Head of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Burton is a Tucker Center affiliated scholar, gender and sport leadership expert, and a woman who has lived a personal and professional life fighting for gender equity. She has co-edited a seminal book on this topic with Dr. Sarah Leberman, “Women in Sport Leadership: Research and Practice for Change” (2017).

The two scholars talk about Burton’s work, how to create system change, what she is excited about, and advice for young women scholars.

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#disruptHERS s a campaign and movement that highlights disruptions to the normative model of sport, created by and for men, and that privileges men, and why it matters. To sign up for the #disruptHERS “Stat of the Week” that draws attention to people, organizations, and events that disrupt the status quo in sport, click here.

#HEREPROOF is a social media campaign that shows proof that people are interested in women’s sport. Post your data, pictures, tweets of interest in women’s sport.

“Tucker Center Talks” is a co-production of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and WiSP Sports.

In this week’s “Tucker Center Talks” episode [S2E23], Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center, talks talks to colleague Dr. Akilah Carter Francique, Executive Director for The Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change (ISSSSC) at San Jose State, which continues the legacy and dialogue about athlete activism and the influence of sport in effecting positive social change. Dr. Akilah was part of a scholarly panel for the Fall 2020 Tucker Center Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) where she talked about various types of rage experienced by Black women. She talks more in-depth about how she came to frame her remarks around rage, using anger as information as well as healing, and answers some audience questions not attended to during the live lecture. Carter Francique ends with her advice to young female scholars about the initiatives and productive work of the ISSSSC.

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#HEREPROOF is a social media campaign that shows proof that people are interested in women’s sport. Post your data, pictures, tweets of interest in women’s sport.

“Tucker Center Talks” is a co-production of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and WiSP Sports.

In this week’s “Tucker Center Talks” episode [S2E22], Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center, talks to a previous guest, Dr. Joyce Olushola Ogunrinde, an Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance and scholar activist at the University of Houston. Recently Dr. Joyce was a panelist for the Tucker Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) event on the voices of resistance of Black women in activism, and in sport in particular. Ogunrinde goes more in-depth about some points she made during the lecture, and answers some audience questions not attended to on that evening. The podcast concludes with Ogunrinde’s advice to young female scholars.

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#HEREPROOF is a social media campaign that shows proof that people are interested in women’s sport. Post your data, pictures, tweets of interest in women’s sport.

“Tucker Center Talks” is a co-production of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and WiSP Sports.

In this week’s “Tucker Center Talks” episode [S2E21], Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., senior lecturer in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center, talks to three advocates, scholars, collaborators, colleagues and #disruptHERS—Dr. Nancy Lough, Dr. Ann Pegoraro, and Dr. Katie Lebel—about recent disruptions in sport as they relate to women and politics. The women talk about how the recent U.S. elections intersect with women in leadership, how the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) athletes’ activism continues to disrupt opportunities in merchandise and sponsorship, challenging sport as a unifier narrative, and the importance of the increased visibility of female athletes.

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#HEREPROOF is a social media campaign that shows proof that people are interested in women’s sport. Post your data, pictures, tweets of interest in women’s sport.

“Tucker Center Talks” is a co-production of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and WiSP Sports.