The chapter delves into the emergence of Caitlin Clark in college sports, examining the heightened visibility she has brought to women's basketball and the growing efforts to showcase female athletes on a larger scale. It addresses the disparities in media coverage between men's and women's sports, underscoring the influence of financial considerations on equitable coverage.
The biggest star of this year’s March Madness basketball tournament isn’t one of the male players, explains SB Nation’s Ricky O’Donnell. The Wall Street Journal’s Laine Higgins says that’s great, but women are still somehow fighting for equality in college sports.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Hady Mawajdeh and Haleema Shah, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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