For decades, the NCAA has dropped the ball on gender equity in its basketball championships. Following scathing criticism, the organization will try treating the women’s game right.
Over the seven months since, the NCAA has started to right the numerous wrongs, giving top priority to inequities that directly affect athletes from Selection Sunday through the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 1 and 3.Story continues below advertisementAmong them: Starting this year, female players will get the same tournament gifts and mementos that male players get for participating in each round — such as a tournament backpack.
“The work is not done,” Gavitt added. “There is more to do, and we look forward to doing more after this year’s championship.” As a contractual matter, separate sites for the men’s and women’s Final Fours have been awarded through 2026. After this year’s event in New Orleans, the men’s Final Four will be staged in Houston , Phoenix , San Antonio and Indianapolis .The women will hold their 2023 Final Four in Dallas, followed by Cleveland , Tampa and Phoenix .The NCAA’s shell game is the real women’s basketball scandal
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