@ProfCooky

Purdue professor, NASSS Past-Pres, SSJ editor, feminist sports sociologist, working for social equality & social justice in sports and society.

Joined January 2013
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Jemele Hill
@jemelehill4 Apr 2025
88 percent of millionaires went to college. 70-80 percent of billionaires have at least a college degree. So it seems like something is there in college that’s worth it? Trade school is more than fine, but the bigger issue is this widespread campaign to convince young Black men that college isn’t for them. You’re effectively promoting disenfranchisement. College isn’t just about the money that can be made, but overall enrichment and experience. The reason college costs so much now is because Ronald Reagan believed colleges were promoting radicalism and “filth” (sound familiar?) because the students saw through the bullshit so as California Governor, he dismantled the public higher education system and that became the model for the nation. Reagan’s education czar also wanted college to be less accessible to low-income people because they wanted a permanent underclass and didn’t want Blacks and Latinos having such easy access to upward mobility. So it seems if it’s this much of a designed effort to keep you out of college or to convince you college isn’t worth it — maybe your ass should go to college.
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@XaviercMiller3 Apr 2025
They want black men to accumulate $100k worth of debt for a $60k salary just to tell him how they don’t plan on contributing financially & want him to pay 100% of the bills lol. Majority of black men are no longer going to college because they realized it isn’t worth it.
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When Paris last hosted the Olympic Games in 1924, just over 4 percent of the competitors were women. “The struggle for equality, equal opportunity and inclusion have not necessarily been a linear one, but certainly I think we have come a long way," @ProfCooky tells @TheStephSy
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Sarah Spain
@SarahSpain17 Jul 2024
“Good Game” launched today! Check out where all the magic happens—a place I affectionately call my “Radio Hole” (we still doing phrasing?). Cool neon sign, foam walls, absolutely no air flow or A.C. I’m gonna be sweatin’ like a sore ass in spin class 😂 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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shireenahmed.bsky.social@_shireenahmed_18 Jul 2024
"Apparently there's no joie de vivre allowed for you in sports if you are a Muslim woman who chooses to cover." My latest for @cbcsports is on the hijab ban in France and how gender parity at the Olympics is selective at best. cbc.ca/sports/olympics/shire…

French hijab ban in sports called a 'shameful moment' as it prepares to host Olympics | CBC Sports

The reality of the Paris Olympics is that gender parity doesn't necessarily mean open to all women. Athletes who wear hijabs have been dreadfully left behind in all the excitement about women...

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Happy Pride Month! 🌈 Let’s continue to champion inclusivity, equality, and respect for all. #KeepPlaying #PrideMonth #KeepAdvocating
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MEF@MediaEd15 Feb 2024
The NFL is stoked the 'Taylor Swift effect' is growing its ratings & profits. But what will it mean for the women the league is silencing? Check out this clip from our new doc Behind the Shield w/ Dave Zirin. bit.ly/48kydAH @EdgeofSports @melanietc @meganimbert
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This Op-Ed written by SSJ author Dr. Ajhanai Keaton on the 1-year anniversary of BG's return to the US features the work of Keaton, Frederick, Branch, & Pegoraro, published in @SSJ_Journal sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar… via @sbj
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📢📢Deadline for submissions extended to January 31, 2024 for the special issue call for papers! journals.humankinetics.com/p…
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**NEW ARTICLE** @ProfCooky highlights the disparities in women’s sport, and the societal benefits into why sport matters for women bit.ly/3RtbTjg
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I spoke w @ProfCooky, who has done tons of research on Title IX + sexual assault in higher education. She says the idea that a union could protect athletes from abuse is a "compelling argument." "It certainly wouldn't hurt" I wrote abt this last week: frontofficesports.com/how-a-…

How A Union Could Have Protected Northwestern Football Players

College athletes rights advocates told FOS that a union — or even an informal player’s association — would prevent future abuses.

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shireenahmed.bsky.social@_shireenahmed_12 Jul 2023
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summe…

Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court | CBC...

Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field's testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she was discriminated against and...

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Brian Gearity@DrGearity20 Jun 2023
On behalf of your #nasssNOLA203 conf. committee, we’re pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts!  nasss.org/abstractsubmission… Share widely and get ready for #NOLA (or perhaps virtually)! #sociology #sociologyofsport #sportsociology #nasss #physicalculture #SSJ #IRSS #sportinsociety
This is a reminder for the call for abstracts for the annual conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.

ALT This is a reminder for the call for abstracts for the annual conference for the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.

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Excited to announce our NEW athlete cohorts page on GSSIweb.org. Find educational content and resources for Women and Youth athletes 👇📖📺 gssiweb.org/en/cohorts @ElliottSale @ProfCooky @asmithryan @Sam_Moss15 @HannahCabreRD @c_tarnowski95 @Rollo_I @saraoikawa
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“Portland's first-ever bar to exclusively play only women's sports celebrated its one-year anniversary this month, after a successful first 12 months open to the public.” businessinsider.com/portland…

There's a bar in Portland that only shows women's sports — and it made nearly $1 million in its...

Fans of women's sports in Portland no longer have to ask the bartender to change the channel to watch their favorite teams thanks to The Sports Bra.

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Replying to @KKgonza @meredithwadman @ProfCooky @RutgersU @BarnardCollege
Hey @KKgonza, the recording is up—scroll to the bottom of the event page to find it. And let us know what you think! issues.org/event/academic-cu…

How Can Academic Culture Change to Combat Sexual Harassment?

On April 20, join Vassiki Chauhan, Karen Stubaus, and Cheryl Cooky in a discussion moderated by Meredith Wadman on what it will take to shift from an academic culture that permits sexual harassment...

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The Editor@idrottsforum27 Apr 2023
NEW BOOK REVIEW | Serving Equality: Feminism, Media, and Women’s Sports, by Cheryl Cooky & Dunja Antunovic (review in English by Katie Taylor, published 230427) @PeterLangGroup @ProfCooky @DunjaAntunovic @DrKatieTaylor idrottsforum.org/taykat_cook…

Women’s sports in the media: From ‘sex sells’ to ‘feminism sells’

Cheryl Cooky & Dunja Antunovic’s Serving Equality: Feminism, Media, and Women’s Sports (Peter Lang Publishing) offers a much-needed methodological innovation to sports media research by expanding the...

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With Title IX in the news, it's worth taking a look at what it is, what it does, and where it's going. Learn more with Shehzad Nadeem, @ProfCooky, Ellen J. Staurowsky, @DrSportPsych, & Erin Buzuvis, "Title IX at XLV" journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

Title IX at XLV, 2017

Defending takes priority over celebrating Title IX as a landmark legislation in essays from Shehzad Nadeem, Cheryl Cooky, Ellen J. Staurowsky, Nicole M. LaVoi, ...

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How Can Academic Culture Change to Combat Sexual Harassment? At 1 PM ET on Thursday, April 20, join Vassiki Chauhan, Karen Stubaus, and @ProfCooky for a conversation moderated by @meredithwadman. Register here: asu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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TOGETHXR
@togethxr7 Apr 2023
The numbers are in: EVERYONE watches women's sports 🏀
By the Numbers: 2023 Women's March Madness- THis year's NCAA Women's Tournament ws the most viewed March Madness since 2009 with an increase in 55% over last year. National Championship was the most viewed women's college basketball game on record with 9.9M viewers

ALT By the Numbers: 2023 Women's March Madness- THis year's NCAA Women's Tournament ws the most viewed March Madness since 2009 with an increase in 55% over last year. National Championship was the most viewed women's college basketball game on record with 9.9M viewers

Viewership: =68% in the semifinals (2 most-viewed basketball games ever on ESPN+ averaging 4.5M viewers), +87% Final Four (most viewed on record averaging 6.5M viewers), +43% Elite Eight (most viewed on record averaging 2.2M viewers) Caitlin Clark is the only women's or men's player in history with a 40-point triple double in an NCAA tournament game.

ALT Viewership: =68% in the semifinals (2 most-viewed basketball games ever on ESPN+ averaging 4.5M viewers), +87% Final Four (most viewed on record averaging 6.5M viewers), +43% Elite Eight (most viewed on record averaging 2.2M viewers) Caitlin Clark is the only women's or men's player in history with a 40-point triple double in an NCAA tournament game.

+73% Sweet 16 (most-viewed on record averaging 1.2M viewers). Ohio State v. UConn broke ESPN's record for the most viewed Sweet 16 matchup for the Women's tournament. +30% second round (most viewed since 2009 averaging 615k viewers), +27% first round (most-viewed on record averaging 257k viewers)..

ALT +73% Sweet 16 (most-viewed on record averaging 1.2M viewers). Ohio State v. UConn broke ESPN's record for the most viewed Sweet 16 matchup for the Women's tournament. +30% second round (most viewed since 2009 averaging 615k viewers), +27% first round (most-viewed on record averaging 257k viewers)..

Attendance: Full tournament: 357,542. National Championship: 19,482. First and Second Rounds: 231,677. Fans showed out for the Greenville and Seattle Regions- breaking the all time attendance record with over 82,275 people in the stands (previously 73,954). Fans from 46/50 states & 5 countries were represented

ALT Attendance: Full tournament: 357,542. National Championship: 19,482. First and Second Rounds: 231,677. Fans showed out for the Greenville and Seattle Regions- breaking the all time attendance record with over 82,275 people in the stands (previously 73,954). Fans from 46/50 states & 5 countries were represented

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Event: How Can Academic Culture Change to Combat Sexual Harassment? Join Vassiki Chauhan, Karen Stubaus, and @ProfCooky for a conversation moderated by @meredithwadman at 1 PM ET on Thursday, April 20. Register here: issues.org/event/academic-cu…

How Can Academic Culture Change to Combat Sexual Harassment?

On April 20, join Vassiki Chauhan, Karen Stubaus, and Cheryl Cooky in a discussion moderated by Meredith Wadman on what it will take to shift from an academic culture that permits sexual harassment...

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