[WBB fan]

The NCAA will not get it right for women's sports until there are many more women at the top of the NCAA.  I believe that they don't slight the women's sports on purpose -- well, at least most of them don't -- but they are just not aware of how many subtle, and not so subtle slights are out there.  I have many friends who think they are gender equal who say things like referring to a men's team and the girl's team -- or men's team and the ladies team, and they have no idea that there's a belittling aspect to that. Or people, not Stanford sports fans for the most part, who know  better, who congratulated me on the success of the "Lady Cardinal."  No, it's not the Lady Cardinal, I say, it's the Cardinal. And they don't hear, because they assume . . Etc. Subtle slights may seem minor, but they are corrosive and insidious.  I could go on and on, but that's enough.

[WBB fan]

The NCAA will not get it right for women's sports until there are many more women at the top of the NCAA.  I believe that they don't slight the women's sports on purpose -- well, at least most of them don't -- but they are just not aware of how many subtle, and not so subtle slights are out there.  I have many friends who think they are gender equal who say things like referring to a men's team and the girl's team -- or men's team and the ladies team, and they have no idea that there's a belittling aspect to that. Or people, not Stanford sports fans for the most part, who know  better, who congratulated me on the success of the "Lady Cardinal."  No, it's not the Lady Cardinal, I say, it's the Cardinal. And they don't hear, because they assume . . Etc. Subtle slights may seem minor, but they are corrosive and insidious.  I could go on and on, but that's enough.