Psychological War on Women - Riley Gaines, Paula Scanlan, Holly LaVesser, Kylee Alons

This session was introduced by Olivia Krolczyk, a current Chemistry student at the University of Cincinnati, where she recently received a failing grade on a paper because she used the term "biological woman."

The session explored concepts of abuse, consent, shame, and silence with psychologist and author Dr. Pamela Paresky and social psychologist and domestic violence expert, Dr. Dina McMillan. How can we recognize an abusive situation in sport and why is this important? How are current policies and practices in sport removing the empowerment sport is supposed to provide women?

This panel made news for its athlete participants. For the first time, three NCAA D1 swimmers (Riley Gaines, Paula Scanlan, and Kylee Alons) appeared together.  Cycling is a rampant hotspot for women’s rights, and mountain biking champion Holly LaVesser also spoke out.

Policies and practices shaped by sports leadership impact the emotional and psychological state of women and girls, in sport and in broader society. We cannot ignore the individual and societal effects when women and girls are shamed into silence or told they can’t expect their governing bodies to ensure fair and safe sport.

0:00 Olivia Krolczyk - Introduction
5:50 Pamela Paresky
15:02 Dr. Dina McMillan
23:51 Panel - Pamela Paresky, Riley Gaines, Paula Scanlan, Kylee Alons, and Holly LaVesser
58:00 Question and Answer

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