This is a word, a podcast from Slate. I'm your host, Jason Johnson. The 2023 FIFA Women's

World Cup in Australia is set to make history as the largest attended women's sporting event

in the world. But Women's Sports Specialist and Advocate Sabrina Whittaker has been saying

it's women's sports for me for a long time before this World Cup.

Now people are knowing and they're learning that it exists, but we have to do something

to make it more accessible.

Women's Sports and the efforts to grow the game coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson.

Stay with us.

Welcome to a word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else. I'm your host,

Jason Johnson. A study by the National Research Group showed that 30 percent of sports

fans in the United States say they're watching more women's sports now than they were five

years ago. However, longtime women's sports fans know that women's sports historically

receive significantly less coverage on average than men's. But fans say the reason they're

watching more women's sports now is simple because it's being broadcast more. If top

tier female athletes are given the visibility they deserve, will that contribute to increasing

overall consumption and fandom of women's sports? Sabrina Whittaker has been a vocal advocate

for the expansion of women's sports. Sabrina has a master's degree in sports administration

from Northwestern University. She's the founder and executive director of the nonprofit

Grow the Game, where her organization works to increase awareness, fan attendance, and

engagement for women's sports. Sabrina is also a frequent contributor to sports commentary

and conversations across the web and in person and she hails from the Chicago land area.

Sabrina Whittaker, welcome to a word. Thank you so much for having me. I love that

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