Gender Politics in US College Athletic Departments

Lisa A. Kihl is Associate Professor of Sport Management in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota, USA. Her teaching interests intersect sport ethics, policy, and governance. She has published in the areas of sport corruption, corporate social responsibility, athletes and governance, and leadership and organizational change in sport. Vicki D. Schull is Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Performance at Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA. Her research interests include leadership in sport, gender relations in sport, issues in intercollegiate athletics, and organizational change in sport.Sally Shaw is Senior Lecturer in the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Otago, New Zealand.She has published widely in leading sport management journals. Her research interests include gender relations in sport organisations, sport organization governance, and the development of anti-homophobia policies in sport.

• Chapter 1. Introduction and Theoretical Framework.- Chapter 2. Ms. and M.- Chapter 3. To merge or not to merge: That is the question!.- Chapter 4. Minnesota’s Merger Syndrome.- Chapter 5. Minnesota’s Merger Syndrome.- Chapter 6. We are Minnesota!.