Global Sport Institute Director of Research Scott Brooks joins the 'Burn It All Down' podcast

As the United States nears the 50th anniversary of the implementation of Title IX in college sports, the latest Global Sport Institute Field Study uses women's college basketball career pathways to shine a light on disparities in leadership. Global Sport Institute Director of Research Dr. Scott Brooks joined the Burn It All Down podcast to discuss the research and how it plays into trends across American sport and broader American society.

"If you really want to understand how powerful white supremacy is, think about the fact that there is a statute (Title IX) designed to create more opportunities for women, and who gains the most are white men," Brooks says.

Prior to women's basketball being injected into the big tent of the NCAA, women most often coached women's basketball at the college level. But in the early 1980s when Title IX was implemented, White men filled the vacuum when women left jobs or when new jobs were created.

Brooks, host Dr. Amira Rose Davis, and fellow guest Dr. Nefertiti Walker also discuss how the Black women coaches who do get opportunities in the NCAA are often mistreated or pitted against one another, and how high-profile coaches like C. Vivian Stringer and Dawn Staley have fought against these trends.

Listen or read the transcript here.