Has the playing field been leveled for women in sports?
A month after the Minnesota Lynx brought home the WNBA championship trophy, the University of Minnesota is hosting a national conference on the state of women and sports. We'll hear from experts in the field on how sports is changing women's lives and practices that continue to hold women back in the field.
Guests:
Don Sabo: Professor of Health Policy and Health Education at D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York and Director of the Center for Research on Physical Activity, Sport & Health.
Mary Jo Kane: Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota.
Rebecca Lobo: WNBA and women's college basketball analyst and reporter for ESPN and former star basketball player for the University of Connecticut.
Join us for a live chat below:
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