TC Talks podcast: “Same Gender Role Models in Sport Matter”

Nicole M. LaVoi
Nicole M. LaVoi

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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