Women and Sport

Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD, is a professor in the department of sport management at Drexel University. She is renowned as an authority on the business of college athletics, college student-athlete rights, and Title IX and gender equity. Staurowsky has been featured in numerous national media outlets and served as an expert witness in the historic antitrust case O'Bannon v. NCAA. Staurowsky draws from more than 30 years of experience as both a practitioner and scholar, having served as a collegiate athletic director at multiple colleges as well as a coach at the collegiate level of field hockey, women's lacrosse, and men's soccer. Before her appointment at Drexel in 2011, she was a professor at Ithaca College, where she worked for nearly two decades. Staurowsky teaches courses in women and sport, gender issues in sport, legal foundations of Title IX, and sociology of sport. She is a member of the College Sport Research Institute advisory board, the Ursinus College Board of Trustees, and various professional organizations, having previously served as president of the National American Society for the Sociology of Sport. She is coauthor of College Athletes for Hire: The Evolution and Legacy of the NCAA Amateur Myth.

Part I Women's Sport in Context: Connecting Past and Present Chapter 1. Women's Sport Through the Lens of History Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD Women's Education in the Late 1800s Female Complaints and the Suspect Science of Female Weakness Women's Physical Education and the Fair but Weaker Sex Learning Aids Chapter 2. Title IX and Beyond: The Impact of the Civil Rights and Women's Movements on Women's Sport Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD The Story Behind Title IX A Brief Overview of Title IX's Legislative History Growth in Athletic Programs Since Title IX What Every Citizen Should Know About Title IX The Future of Title IX Learning Aids Chapter 3. Women's Sport in the 21st Century Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD Sport Involvement for Women and Girls: Changes in Baseline Data The Concept of the Female Athlete Paradox Paradox of the Female Athlete Warrior Paradox of the Strong Female Athlete Who Feels the Need to Apologize for Being Strong Paradox of Femininity and Muscularity Transcending the Paradox: The Female Athlete Who Is Unapologetic Separate But Equal: Does It Remove or Reinforce the Paradoxes That Affect Female Athletes? Learning Aids Part II Strong Girls, Strong Women Chapter 4. Benefits and Risks of Sport Participation by Women and Girls Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD Educational Attainment and Sport Participation Physical Health Benefits of Female Sport Participation Female Athletes, Mental Toughness, and Depression Female Athletes and Substance Use and Abuse Sexual Risk Prevention and the Female Athlete Female Athlete Triad: Disordered Eating, Amenorrhea, and Bone Health Female Athletes and Injuries Learning Aids Chapter 5. Physiology and the Female Athlete: Is Biology Destiny? Katie Sell, PhD, and Sharon Phillips, PhD Prepubescent Training Differences in Boys and Girls Differences in Pubescent Fitness Development for Boys and Girls Impact of Early Maturation on Athletic Performance Menstruation and Athletic Performance Post-Pubertal Physiological Differences and Performance Variability Training Implications for Female Athletes Physiological Differences and Injury Risk Women, the Media, and Perception Learning Aids Part III Women, Sport, and Social Location Chapter 6. Experiences of Female Athletes of Color Jacqueline McDowell, PhD, and Akilah Carter-Francique, PhD Living on the Margins: Women of Color Sporting Experiences of Women of Color in the United States Creating Positive Sporting Experiences for Women of Color Learning Aids Chapter 7. Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: Inclusion and Prejudice in Sport Vikki Krane, PhD Transgender Youth Sport Participants Post-Pubescent and Adult Transgender Athletes Sexual Orientation and Women's Sport Consequences of Heteronormativity, Homonegativism, and Transnegativism Accepting and Affirming Sport Climates Learning Aids Chapter 8. Women's Sport and Aging Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD Women, Aging, and U.S. Sport Participation Trends Culture, Aging, and the Older Woman Competitive Sport Opportunities for Older Women Benefits of Sports Participation for Older Women Successful Aging Through Continued Sport Participation Barriers to Older Women's Sport Participation Learning Aids Chapter 9. Women With Disabilities in Sport Mary A. Hums, PhD History of Sport for People With Disabilities Participation of Female Athletes With Disabilities Legal System as an Access Tool Women as Leaders in Sport for People with Disabilities The Future for Girls and Women With Disabilities in Sport Learning Aids Chapter 10. Women, Sport, and Sexual Violence Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD Prevalence of the Sexual Victimization of Girls and Women in Sport The Blurring of Boundaries in Coach-Athlete Relationships Legal Avenues Education and Prevention Programs Learning Aids Part IV Women in the Sport Industry Chapter 11. Women, Media, and Sport Marie Hardin, PhD, and Dunja Antunovic, PhD History of Women in Sports Media Challenges for Women in Sports Media Parallels: Women Covering, Women Competing Female Athletes and the Media Learning Aids Chapter 12. Female Leaders in Corporate Sport Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD, and Maureen Smith, PhD Mapping Gender and the Sport Workplace Explanations for the Scarcity of Women Working in Corporate Sport Importance of Stories About Female Executives in Sport Learning Aids Chapter 13. Female Leaders in High School and College Sport Workplaces Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD Gendered Nature of High School and College Sport Workplace Settings Jobs for Women in School-Based Sport Settings Women's Representation in High School and College Sport Workplaces Hiring, Retention, and Advancement of Women in School Sport Workplaces The Future For Women in High School and College Sport Workplaces Learning Aids Chapter 14. Merchandising and Marketing Women's Sports Corinne Farneti, PhD Women as Consumers and Fans Merchandising and Sporting Goods Targeted to Female Consumers Approaches to Women's Sport Marketing Efforts to Market Women's Sport Sport Marketing Tactics Missed Opportunities to Market Women's Sport Learning Aids Chapter 15. Influence of Religion and Politics on Women's Sport Carole Oglesby, PhD Religion, Tradition, and Power Positions for Women in Sport Governance Transformation of Gender Politics in Sport Know the System Principles and Mission of the Olympic Movement Women's Progressing Influence Outside and Inside Sport Learning Aids Epilogue: Glimpsing the Future for Girls and Women in Sport Ellen J. Staurowsky, EdD