Our book - 'Sport and Physical Activity in Catastrophic Environments' - is now available in paperback!

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SAVE THE DATE: Our author Dr Georgia Munro-Cook invites you to attend her online book launch of 'Building the WNBA' (link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…) tomorrow, Thursday May 9, 2024, Midday to 1.00pm AEST and kindly supported by Sport & Gender Equity research hub (SAGE). RSVP here: rb.gy/fjx0zm

We have a new piece for you all today from our #SirenSport X ABC SPORT partnership!

Jo White speaks to Lauren Robinson about her unexpected journey to becoming a wheelchair basketball coach 🏀
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'We have reinvigorated public interest in this franchise by drafting one of the most glamorous and charismatic collegiate players.'

'Hey, since we don't have any facilities should we rent out a nice place to have her introductory press conference?'

'Absolutely not.'

Feels like a good time to mention that my book, ‘Building the WNBA: From “Dunking Divas” to Political Leaders,’ is now available: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Just published: 'Building the WNBA: From 'Dunking Divas' to Political Leaders' offers an intersectional look at women's basketball, giving a historical and contemporary analysis of the role of gender, race, and sexuality in the WNBA: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

More records for the NCAA Final Four yesterday.
Iowa v UConn was the highest EVER ratings for a basketball game on the network.

Here's the video and transcript:

'If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play.'

'Now the barnstormer people are going to flood my timeline and be a distraction to me ... and I'm okay with that. I really am.'

Whew. Thank you Lindsay Gibbs for laying out the facts. The audience, talent & spicy storylines have been there, ESPN hindered growth: “In spite of the fact that ESPN didn’t broadcast every game of the tournament on national television until four years ago” #MarchMaddness

Eyes on the prize 🎟️

12 Gliders will jet off to the 2024 IWBF Women’s Repechage tournament in Japan next week where they will battle it out for a ticket to Paris.

This event is the final opportunity for teams to secure their spots at the Paralympics.

Full details ➡️…

NO TO ARTICLE 9​.​3 - YES TO BASKETBALL FOR ALL - Sign the Petition! chng.it/RKyg9Sbt via @ChangeAUS Dr Adele Pavlidis diti bhattacharya Dr Georgia Munro-Cook Aurélie Pankowiak PhD K Forsdike Prof. Holly Thorpe

We look forward to launching this new book by Griffith University Research Fellow Dr Georgia Munro-Cook. Look out for our Sport & Gender Equity research hub (SAGE) online seminar and book launch conversation coming up ⚡️
Dr Adele Pavlidis diti bhattacharya

Huge congrats to Dr Georgia Munro-Cook on the publication of her excellent new book on the WNBA Palgrave Sociology. It offers a rich, intersectional analysis of women’s basketball

#JustPublished in our 'New Feminities' series (shorturl.at/wyCJS): Dr Georgia Munro-Cook applies feminist new materialist paradigms to explore the roles of #gender , #race and #sexuality in the WNBA in her book 'Building the WNBA'. Visit shorturl.at/vxKLN

Excited to announce that my first book, Building the WNBA: From 'Dunking Divas' to Political Leaders, has been released online! The book gives a historical and contemporary analysis of WNBA and its players:

link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Yes there are problems with women's medicine but why do we suddenly act like BC is some conspiracy to keep women down when it was actually one of the most liberating technologies of the 20th century

ANNOUNCEMENT: Wheelchair Basketball Australia is proud to announce its company launch with the purpose to oversee the NWBL and WNWBL with the endorsement of Basketball Australia.

For the full statement go to our website wba.net.au

Happy International Women's Day 💜

Today we celebrate the Women who have paved the way and those shaping a future where diversity is valued and celebrated for the next generation of basketballers.

#WeAreBasketball #InspireInclusion #IWD24

I was also fortunate to be quoted in this piece by ABC News about the importance of accessible exercise facilities!

abc.net.au/news/2024-03-0…

For IWD I was grateful to be a part of this fascinating conversation about how we can build on the popularity of women’s sport- especially for women with disability