From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: Issues and debates in the professionalisation of women's sport / Ali Bowes and Alex Culvin
Grand slams: Tennis at the forefront of women's professionalised sport / Robert J. Lake
From "taking a while to settle" to becoming the imbokodo: Women's rugby union in South Africa during the post-apartheid and professional era, 2001-2020 / Hendrik Snyders
Gender differences in the pay of professional basketball players / Nola Agha and David Berri
A successful failure? Troubling the road to the NWHL and professional women's hockey / Stacey Leavitt and Carly Adams
Mixed messages: Examining the early marketing of the WNBA / Adam Rugg
Sexism and racism in women's professional golf: The 2019 US Women's Open / Robbie Matz and Ali Bowes
"Getting noticed, respected, and supported": Mediated (in)visibilities of women's American football in the United States / Dunja Antunovic, Katie Taylor, Macauley Watt and Andrew D. Linden
#ThisMama: The professional athlete, pregnancy and motherhood - The case of Serena Williams / Hannah Thompson-Radford and Michael Skey
Freedom for expression or a space of oppression? Social media and the female @thlete / Jaquelyn Osborn, Emma Kavanagh and Chelsea Litchfield
Riding in a man's world: Gendered struggles in professional women' road cycling / Suzanne Ryder, Fiona McLachlan and Brent McDonald
Growing expectations: Comparing NRLW athlete experiences / Hunter Fujak, Tracy Taylor, Clare Hanlon and Donna O'Connor
Walking the walk: Gender-bland sexism, the fan experience and perceptions of value in professional women's cricket / Keith D. Parry, Jessica Richards, Jo Batey and Aila Khan
The gendered effects of COVID-19 on elite women's sport / Beth G. Clarkson, Ali Bowes, Lucy Lomax and Jessica Piasecki
Conclusion: Where next when researching professional women's sport? / Ali Bowes and Alex Culvin.
