The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport is a University of Minnesota–based interdisciplinary research center dedicated to advancing gender equity in sport and physical activity through solution-focused research, education, outreach, and public engagement.
Focuses on policies and practices that advance gender equity in sport, Title IX implementation and enforcement, access and funding for girls' and women's athletic programs, coach recruitment and retention equity, athlete safety and well-being, and media and industry practices affecting women in sport.
Primary funding comes from the University of Minnesota with supplemental support from competitive research grants, philanthropic gifts, program partnerships and corporate sponsors.
University of Minnesota School of Kinesiology, director Nicole M. LaVoi, founding director Mary Jo Kane, founder Dorothy McNeill Tucker, program partners such as Nike and WeCOACH
Academic research center (University of Minnesota)