On this week's episode Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi, Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sports has a conversation with Dr. Julie McCleery about revelations pertaining to elite runner Mary Cain. Julie is  Director of Research-Practice Partnerships & Lecturer, University of Washington Center for Leadership in Athletics and Emily Stets Program Associate, Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program and fellow Minnesotan. Drawing on their collective knowledge of coaching science, human development and passion for girls and women in sport, we discuss how and why this happened and what can be done to prevent to from happening again. Spoiler alert...change the system & value females.
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