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Women On The Move: The Migration Of Wnba Players To Overseas Basketball Teams, Barbra Nalani Butler
Women On The Move: The Migration Of Wnba Players To Overseas Basketball Teams, Barbra Nalani Butler
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Through this study, I investigated the migration of American Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) players to professional club teams overseas. International migration of professional women athletes has been occurring for decades, yet little is known about the experiences of these labor migrants apart from women’s soccer (Agergaard & Tiesler, 2014). Research examining sport labor migration has largely focused on the experiences of men (Maguire, 2008).
The study has filled in gaps in the literature, giving voice to women’s experiences as sport labor migrants, specifically in reference to women’s professional basketball players. Historically, many WNBA players have chosen to play two …