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Women’s basketball is at a crossroads, and the stars of the game are leading the charge into uncharted territory. This year’s NCAA women’s tournament has seen record-breaking viewership, with stars like Caitlin Clark quickly becoming household names.
Today in The Conversation Canada, Nwakerendu Waboso and Taylor McKee from Brock University write about the unique pressures and challenges facing these athletes. These women are disrupting traditional views of femininity in sports and paving the way for greater opportunities for women athletes.
And, with women’s basketball becoming more popular than ever, they explain that Clark and her peers may end up entering the WNBA with more financial success from their college careers than some veteran WNBA players have.
Waboso and McKee write: “Clark, Reese and a new generation of collegiate superstars are now not only tasked with navigating their place in an inequitable sporting marketplace, but are also pioneers of a new age of wealth in women’s sport.”
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Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives past West Virginia guard JJ Quinerly (11) in a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, on March 25, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa.
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Nwakerendu Waboso, Brock University; Taylor McKee, Brock University
This year’s NCAA tournament might represent another high-water mark for women’s sport as new standards are set for ratings and even more pressure falls on the game’s superstars.
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Indigenous artifacts from the northwest coast of North America on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Mary Jane Logan McCallum, University of Winnipeg; Susan M. Hill, University of Toronto
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Martin Connors, Athabasca University
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Kaylee Byers, Simon Fraser University; Sarah Robinson, Simon Fraser University
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(AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Marie-Christine Doran, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Des personnes munies d'appareils photo parmi les spectateurs d'une éclipse solaire partielle dans la ville de Yanguan, à Haining, en Chine, en 2009.
(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Amy Friend, Brock University; Keri Cronin, Brock University
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Business + Economy
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Jack Marley, The Conversation
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Culture + Society
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August Nilsson, Lund University
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Science + Tech
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Sherif El-Tawil, University of Michigan
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