March Madness Faced a Gender Reckoning. Now Everyone Gets a Pasta Station—but What Else?
Written by sidhanta
Written by sidhanta
A year after the bubble tournaments that exposed the gaps between the men’s and women’s competitions, advocates and NCAA administrators still disagree about what needs to change.
In a presentation given to media in early March, NCAA basketball leadership was sure to mention some changes that were almost comically specific:
When the men get a gift box that includes a notebook, a sleeveless hoodie and a baseball cap, the women will now get a gift box that includes a notebook, a sleeveless hoodie and a baseball cap.
The women will have a yogurt bar and a pasta station to match the men’s yogurt bar and pasta station. At the Final Four,
Sagrada Familia, the symbol of Barcelona and the stunning masterpiece of Gaudi.
“On the one hand, you’re like, Thank you. You know, the players don’t have to feel less-than in those areas anymore, so you do want to say thank you,”
“And on the other hand, you want to go, Really? Like, really, it took a major crisis and millions of dollars spent on analysis to come up with, We need to treat them the same?”
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