Rachel Allison
@rachelallison.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Sociology at Mississippi State, studies gender and sport (mostly ⚽️). Loves women’s soccer, running, music, coffee. Stepmom to one human and mama to 🐶 🐶 🐱 🐱 🐱 🐱 🐱
In a new analysis with Adam Gemar and Stacey Pope, we use recent survey data from adults in the UK and USA to consider who fans of women's sport are and which sport contexts they follow!
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November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In a new analysis with Adam Gemar and Stacey Pope, we use recent survey data from adults in the UK and USA to consider who fans of women's sport are and which sport contexts they follow!
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New research published today with Braden Leap!
"Gender and Genre: A Comparative Analysis of Peloton Instructors’ Sexualized Genders in Exercise Classes Set to Country and Hip Hop Music"
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"Gender and Genre: A Comparative Analysis of Peloton Instructors’ Sexualized Genders in Exercise Classes Set to Country and Hip Hop Music"
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Gender and Genre: A Comparative Analysis of Peloton Instructors’ Sexualized Genders in Exercise Classes Set to Country and Hip Hop Music - Sexuality & Culture
Whether country and hip hop music prompt consumers to sexualize themselves and others has attracted considerable public and academic attention. Hip hop artists, especially, have been accused of promot...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
New research published today with Braden Leap!
"Gender and Genre: A Comparative Analysis of Peloton Instructors’ Sexualized Genders in Exercise Classes Set to Country and Hip Hop Music"
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"Gender and Genre: A Comparative Analysis of Peloton Instructors’ Sexualized Genders in Exercise Classes Set to Country and Hip Hop Music"
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Hot off the press! ISSA-EASS 2026 Congress has a website and abstract submission opening soon.
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Responsibilities and responses of sport in contemporary society 2026
Conference hosted jointly by EASS & ISSA 2026 European Association for Sociology of Sport & International Sociology of Sport Association
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October 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Hot off the press! ISSA-EASS 2026 Congress has a website and abstract submission opening soon.
www.jyu.fi/en/events/re...
www.jyu.fi/en/events/re...
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How can leagues report losses & still have big valuations? How is the WNBA ownership model affecting CBA negotiations? What are fair salaries for W players, and why is revenue share so important?
Economics professor @wagesofwins.bsky.social breaks it all down.
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Economics professor @wagesofwins.bsky.social breaks it all down.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
How can leagues report losses & still have big valuations? How is the WNBA ownership model affecting CBA negotiations? What are fair salaries for W players, and why is revenue share so important?
Economics professor @wagesofwins.bsky.social breaks it all down.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Economics professor @wagesofwins.bsky.social breaks it all down.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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Yes! This article cites the wonderful scholar @rachelallison.bsky.social and speaks to the importance of all kids and the adults in their lives being fans of the W!
THIS
“Unlike previous generations of sports fans, boys like Brennan grow up rooting for the NBA and WNBA.”
“Women’s sports have become culturally cool in a way that I don’t think they have been historically,” said @rachelallison.bsky.social
an associate prof. who studies women’s sports and fan(s).
“Unlike previous generations of sports fans, boys like Brennan grow up rooting for the NBA and WNBA.”
“Women’s sports have become culturally cool in a way that I don’t think they have been historically,” said @rachelallison.bsky.social
an associate prof. who studies women’s sports and fan(s).
October 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Yes! This article cites the wonderful scholar @rachelallison.bsky.social and speaks to the importance of all kids and the adults in their lives being fans of the W!
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This is absolutely unconscionable and definitely worth your time reading it.
The NBA pays 50% of its revenue to men. WNBA players get less than 7% of WNBA revenue.
Why does it matter if we solve the gender-wage gap in the WNBA/NBA? Today I explain why this is important. Even if most of us never play professional sports.
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Why does it matter if we solve the gender-wage gap in the WNBA/NBA? Today I explain why this is important. Even if most of us never play professional sports.
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Why It Matters
This past weekend I published “Exploring the Gender-Wage Gap in a World of Exogenous Revenue: The Case of Professional Basketball” in the International Journal of Empirical Economics. This paper explo...
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August 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is absolutely unconscionable and definitely worth your time reading it.
Still thinking about the Euros? (I know I am) Read this great piece from @staceypope.bsky.social on a recent article of ours on women footballers as 'role models!'
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Women football players as role models – an uneven playing field? - Durham University
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July 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Still thinking about the Euros? (I know I am) Read this great piece from @staceypope.bsky.social on a recent article of ours on women footballers as 'role models!'
www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
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This is so fascinating and also so overdue.
Women's sport: Why we need to talk about periods, breasts and injuries
Understanding the pressure elite sport puts on women’s bodies is pushing athletes to new levels of excellence.
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July 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This is so fascinating and also so overdue.
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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Sexist social media posts from the soccer legend Javier “Chicharito” Hernández received international blowback. “So, you want a man who will provide for you, but cleaning is patriarchal oppression? Interesting.” https://trib.al/l8xMnqG
July 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Sexist social media posts from the soccer legend Javier “Chicharito” Hernández received international blowback. “So, you want a man who will provide for you, but cleaning is patriarchal oppression? Interesting.” https://trib.al/l8xMnqG
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England defender Lucy Bronze says players are getting more abuse the bigger women's football becomes after team-mate Jess Carter revealed she has been sent racist messages during #WEURO2025.
✍️ Emma Sanders
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✍️ Emma Sanders
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Abuse growing in women's football, says England's Lucy Bronze
England defender Lucy Bronze says players are getting more abuse the bigger women's football becomes.
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July 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
England defender Lucy Bronze says players are getting more abuse the bigger women's football becomes after team-mate Jess Carter revealed she has been sent racist messages during #WEURO2025.
✍️ Emma Sanders
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✍️ Emma Sanders
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“The 2021 policy is not in effect and has not been since Commissioner [Jessica] Berman was hired in March of 2022. The NWSL does not currently have a policy in this regard.”
Why did the NWSL drop silently drop its Transgender athlete policy?
Why did the NWSL drop silently drop its Transgender athlete policy?
Neither NWSL nor USSF have a trans athlete policy. The one NWSL adopted previously was abandoned years ago. Meanwhile, a lobby group seeking to ban trans athletes has laid out their plan for American soccer.
Matthew Hall's story: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Matthew Hall's story: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
NWSL and US Soccer’s lack of transgender policy targeted by conservative lobby groups
The NWSL’s transgender participation policy, thought to still be in place, was abandoned in 2022, the league confirmed
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July 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“The 2021 policy is not in effect and has not been since Commissioner [Jessica] Berman was hired in March of 2022. The NWSL does not currently have a policy in this regard.”
Why did the NWSL drop silently drop its Transgender athlete policy?
Why did the NWSL drop silently drop its Transgender athlete policy?
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Special Issue: Call for Proposals
We are excited to announce a new Special Issue in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues on post-qualitative inquiry!
We are excited to announce a new Special Issue in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues on post-qualitative inquiry!
July 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Special Issue: Call for Proposals
We are excited to announce a new Special Issue in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues on post-qualitative inquiry!
We are excited to announce a new Special Issue in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues on post-qualitative inquiry!
In Seoul for the @issa1965.bsky.social conference! Looking forward to meeting lots of great scholars and hearing about new sport research.
July 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
In Seoul for the @issa1965.bsky.social conference! Looking forward to meeting lots of great scholars and hearing about new sport research.
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Our new book is out today!
We’re pleased to announce the release of our new edited book: Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies (Routledge).
We’re pleased to announce the release of our new edited book: Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies (Routledge).
June 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Our new book is out today!
We’re pleased to announce the release of our new edited book: Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies (Routledge).
We’re pleased to announce the release of our new edited book: Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies (Routledge).
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The 2026 men’s World Cup kicks off one year from now, amidst an escalating crackdown on human rights in the US.
Real risks to fans, journalists, residents and players.
The militarised crushing of protest in LA is a warning.
With @sportrightsall.bsky.social
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Real risks to fans, journalists, residents and players.
The militarised crushing of protest in LA is a warning.
With @sportrightsall.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
World Cup: A year out, growing attacks on rights
Largest-ever sporting event poses major risks for fans, workers and athletes
www.amnesty.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The 2026 men’s World Cup kicks off one year from now, amidst an escalating crackdown on human rights in the US.
Real risks to fans, journalists, residents and players.
The militarised crushing of protest in LA is a warning.
With @sportrightsall.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Real risks to fans, journalists, residents and players.
The militarised crushing of protest in LA is a warning.
With @sportrightsall.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
The Journal of Sport & Social Issues is on BlueSky, sport studies friends!
The June double issue is now published!
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Read a welcome from new editor Dr. Doug Hartmann, a reflection on the history of the journal from Dr. Lawrence Wenner, and 8 new empirical articles.
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Read a welcome from new editor Dr. Doug Hartmann, a reflection on the history of the journal from Dr. Lawrence Wenner, and 8 new empirical articles.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Journal of Sport & Social Issues is on BlueSky, sport studies friends!
As an Associate Editor for @jssisport.bsky.social, I’m having to make about 10-12 requests right now to get 2 reviews. It’s tough out here!
May 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
As an Associate Editor for @jssisport.bsky.social, I’m having to make about 10-12 requests right now to get 2 reviews. It’s tough out here!
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Mississippi’s average teacher salary is again lowest in country www.wlox.com/2025/05/20/m...
Mississippi’s average teacher salary is again lowest in country
This year’s report from the National Education Association shows Mississippi is back on the bottom dropping from 48th to 51st for average teacher salary.
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May 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Mississippi’s average teacher salary is again lowest in country www.wlox.com/2025/05/20/m...
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Today’s newsletter looks at the ways the recent trajectory of the New York Liberty mirrors the gentrification of Brooklyn itself, making the team increasingly inaccessible to longtime fans & existing community members—something that’s impacting teams across the WNBA.
the gentrification of the WNBA
While “investment in women’s sports” is often uncritically celebrated among league owners and the media, reality is much more complicated.
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May 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today’s newsletter looks at the ways the recent trajectory of the New York Liberty mirrors the gentrification of Brooklyn itself, making the team increasingly inaccessible to longtime fans & existing community members—something that’s impacting teams across the WNBA.
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My latest newsletter takes a deep dive into Alex Cooper and her continued affiliation with Barstool Sports, and why that makes a partnership with the NWSL especially ill-advised for a league attempting to re-brand after multiple sexual and workplace abuse scandals.
why the NWSL’s “Call Her Daddy” partnership is worse than you think
a league-affiliated supporters group? with alex cooper? yikes.
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May 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My latest newsletter takes a deep dive into Alex Cooper and her continued affiliation with Barstool Sports, and why that makes a partnership with the NWSL especially ill-advised for a league attempting to re-brand after multiple sexual and workplace abuse scandals.
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@nasssbsky.bsky.social Our decision to run a two site conference to avoid the U.S. border has made it into a biting comedy piece.
I saw an article titled "Late Night Monologue Takes On Carney Trump Meeting" from a Canadian news outlet and was annoyed there are no Canadian Late Night Monologues... so I made one.
May 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
@nasssbsky.bsky.social Our decision to run a two site conference to avoid the U.S. border has made it into a biting comedy piece.
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Calling all academics interested in sociology of leisure, tourism studies, leisure studies, or social psychology of leisure, please submit your papers to IJSL, published by Springer:
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International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure
This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within ...
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May 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Calling all academics interested in sociology of leisure, tourism studies, leisure studies, or social psychology of leisure, please submit your papers to IJSL, published by Springer:
link.springer.com/journal/41978
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"[I] will not be travelling to the United States right now because it feels very dangerous to do so.”
Academic organizations are changing their conference plans to deal with the threat of the US border.
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7531255
Academic organizations are changing their conference plans to deal with the threat of the US border.
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7531255
May 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"[I] will not be travelling to the United States right now because it feels very dangerous to do so.”
Academic organizations are changing their conference plans to deal with the threat of the US border.
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7531255
Academic organizations are changing their conference plans to deal with the threat of the US border.
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7531255
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Really good look at the NWSL's mental health leave benefit, how it came to be, why it's important, and the first few players to use it by @theolloydhughes.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The NWSL enacted mental health leave, and players are feeling the benefits
An initial few players have utilized a first-of-its kind mental health policy, with benefits that could stretch long after their playing days are done
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May 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Really good look at the NWSL's mental health leave benefit, how it came to be, why it's important, and the first few players to use it by @theolloydhughes.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/football/202...