Nike-Linked CoachingHER Program Faces Scrutiny over Gender Bias Training and Definition of Girls – Democratic Accent

Nike-linked CoachingHER program faces scrutiny over gender bias training and definition of girls – Democratic Accent

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Nike-Backed Girls’ Sports Coaching Program Faces Criticism Over Definition of ‘Girls’

A former coach who reviewed the Nike- and University of Minnesota-backed CoachingHER program says its definition of "girls" and its focus on coaches' gender bias don't match the research on why girls actually leave sports.

Nike-linked CoachingHER program faces scrutiny over gender bias training and definition of girls – NEW YORK TIMES POST

Nike helped create a coaching program designed to keep girls in sports. Three years later, the program is expanding into college classrooms and through a partnership with a national sports governing body, while its own FAQ defines “girls” to include anyone under 18 who identifies as one. Sarah Barker claims Nike-backed CoachingHER program defines “girls” to include transgender athletes while retraining coaches on gender bias. (Kirby Lee-USA TOD…

Nike-linked CoachingHER program faces scrutiny over gender bias training and definition of girls

Nike helped create a coaching program designed to keep girls in sports.Three years later, the program is expanding into college classrooms and through a partnership with a national sports governing body, while its own FAQ defines "girls" to include anyone under 18 who identifies as one.Sarah Barker, a former coach and creator of The Female Category, spent months reviewing CoachingHER, its training modules and the research cited to support them. …

Nike-Linked Girls Sports Program Sparks Outrage Over Redefining What It Means to Be a Girl - Charisma Magazine Online

A program supposedly designed to help girls thrive in sports now faces a glaring question with a simple answer: What is a girl? CoachingHER, an initiative launched in 2023 through a partnership between Nike and the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota, aims to help coaches […]