How Stereotypes Hurt Girls in Sports
- Author
- [email protected] (Lisa E. Cohn)
- Published
- Tue 19 Apr 2022
- Episode Link
- https://lisacohn.audioacrobat.com/deluge/lisacohn-20220405211313-1157.mp3
Stereotypes about girls in sports hurt girls' confidence, dreams and performance, says Donny DeDonatis III, CEO of the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), a former pro athlete and the dad of twins in youth sports.
He describes his worries about how such stereotypes affect his own daughter, age 7, and what he's doing to ensure girls and women have equal opportunities in sports.
