To the surprise of many, I am not a professional men’s hockey player. As such, I’ve only ever played with a full cage on my helmet. Even when I’m just on the ice with friends, I’ve never had the desire to play without my face fully covered. Maybe because as a woman, I’ve been conditioned... Continue Reading →
U.S.A. Olympic Hockey backlash brings attention to societal treatment of female athletes.
If this is the first you’re hearing of FBI Director Kash Patel’s visit to the USA men’s hockey locker room, I strongly encourage you to read this post by Director of the UB Center for the Advancement of Sport, Nellie Drew. Professor Drew discusses the since-deleted Instagram video Dylan Larkin shared which showed the deeply... Continue Reading →
New meta-analysis provides more evidence that transgender women do not have an overwhelming athletic advantage over cisgender women. Should they still be banned from women’s sports?
We often see claims in media that transgender women, people assigned male at birth who socially and medically transition to female, have an inherent and unfair athletic advantage over cisgender women. However, a new meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine comparing physical fitness and body composition of transgender and cisgender individuals suggests... Continue Reading →