May 9, 2018
Photo showing Black female runners during a race
Photo courtesy of NCAA

“Contrary to many media framings, the long history of advocacy and mobilization to demand enforcement of Title IX remains an essential element in the lives of athletes—women athletes, in particular.”

Professor Elizabeth Sharrow just published the policy brief, “Taking Women College Athletes Seriously in the Political Arena” in the Gender Policy Report at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. The brief discusses her forthcoming publication, in which she analyzes the opinions and activism of women college athletes, who have been consistently fighting for a better application of Title IX’s sex equity policies in sports. You can find the full article here.