Building the WNBA

Georgia Munro-Cook is a Research Fellow at Griffith University, Australia, working as part of the Inclusive Futures Beacon to promote sport and recreation for people with disability. She is particularly interested in looking at the intersectional barriers women with disability face in engaging with sport

• 1. Introduction.- 2. A History of Basketball for Women.- 3. “Dunking Divas”: Gender, Race and Sexuality (1997-2013).- 4. The “3 to See” and Beyond (2013-).- 5. “Say Her Name”: Activism and Racial Justice.- 6. Playing “Like a Guy”: Game Style, Physicality and Embodiment.- 7. “It’s My Job”: Building a Professional League.- 8. “Bet on Women”: Understanding the Wage Gap.- 9. Conclusion.