Lindsey Darvin

If female athletes have to answer menstruation-related questions in order to play team sports, that could be a form of sex-based discrimination. AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

February 21, 2023

Florida will no longer ask high school athletes about their menstrual cycles, but many states still do – here are 3 reasons why that’s problematic

Lindsey Darvin, Syracuse University; David Schultz, Hamline University , and Tia Spagnuolo, Binghamton University, State University of New York

When schools ask student-athletes about their menstrual cycles, they may be infringing on anti-discrimination and privacy laws.

The toxic culture in video game company Activision Blizzard is part of the larger problem of sexual harassment in esports. Cameron Baird/Red Bull Content Pool

January 18, 2022

Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard won’t clean up gamer culture overnight: 5 essential reads about sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech

Eric Smalley, The Conversation

Sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech are not inevitable or permanent, write experts in the field. The solutions are positive community standards and women in power.

College basketball player Paige Bueckers, right, of the Connecticut Huskies, has over 900,000 followers on Instagram as of September 2021. Elsa/Getty Images

September 29, 2021

New NCAA endorsement rules could benefit women more than men

Lindsey Darvin, State University of New York Cortland

Women college athletes face far more limited career prospects than men. The NCAA’s new endorsement rules may help level the playing field when it comes to making money from their athletic ability.

There’s nothing inherently male about playing video games. Videogame culture, on the other hand, is decidedly anti-female. Chesnot/Getty Images

July 30, 2021

The Activision Blizzard lawsuit shows gamer culture still has a long way to go: 5 essential reads about sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech

Eric Smalley, The Conversation

Sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech is not inevitable or permanent, write experts in the field. The solutions are positive community standards and women in power.

Fight for equity in women’s college sports has been a decadeslong battle. Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images

March 24, 2021

Unequal treatment for college women’s basketball players has deep historical roots

Lindsey Darvin, State University of New York Cortland; Anita M. Moorman, University of Louisville, and Ann Pegoraro, University of Guelph

College basketball has long favored men over women athletes, history shows. The disparities that surfaced during March Madness are the latest example.

Women players are often targets of to gender-based verbal attacks. Matthew Knight/AFP via Getty Images

March 12, 2021

At colleges nationwide, esports teams dominated by men

Lindsey Darvin, State University of New York Cortland

Women are a rarity in college esports. A scholar explores the reasons.

Members of the University of Oregon’s basketball team embrace before the final of the Pac-12 women’s tournament. AP Photo/John Locher

March 11, 2020

Can gambling juice fandom for women’s sports?

Adam Cohen, University of Technology Sydney and Lindsey Darvin, State University of New York Cortland

When fans place a bet, it motivates them to watch a sport and root for a team they might otherwise have little interest in.

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