by Pete Iacobelli, The Associated Press
Posted Aug 3, 2021 7:16 pm ADT
Last Updated Aug 3, 2021 at 7:25 pm ADT
From the first practice to the Final Four, the bells and whistles for the women’s NCAA Tournament this year lagged way behind those at the men’s tourney.
The disparities were put back on the front burner Tuesday in a scathing review by Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, a law firm hired to review gender equity issues at NCAA championship events. In page after page, the review goes over the differences big and small. The women’s teams in San Antonio received less of several things including amenities, promotion and even food than the men did in Indianapolis this past March.
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Law Firm Report Says NCAA Undervalues Women s Tourney
Law360 (August 3, 2021, 7:49 PM EDT) The NCAA has undervalued the women s college basketball tournament and prioritized maximizing revenues from the men s tournament, the law firm Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP said in a scathing report released Tuesday on its review of gender equity commissioned by the NCAA earlier this year. The NCAA s broadcast agreements, corporate sponsorship contracts, distribution of revenue, organizational structure and culture all prioritize Division I men s basketball over everything else in ways that create, normalize and perpetuate gender inequities, Kaplan Hecker said in the 118-page report dated Aug. 2.
INDIANAPOLIS A law firm hired to investigate gender equity concerns at NCAA championship events released a blistering report Tuesday that recommended holding the men s and women s Final Fours at the same site and offering financial incentives to schools to improve their women s basketball programs.
The review by Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP had been highly anticipated. The firm was hired in March after the NCAA failed to provide similar amenities to the teams in the men s and women s Division I basketball tournaments, a situation that blew up on social media amid player complaints and prompted apologies from NCAA executives including President Mark Emmert.
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