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Florida will no longer ask high school athletes about their menstrual cycles, but many states still do – here are 3 reasons why that's problematic

  • Written by Lindsey Darvin, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Syracuse University
imageIf female athletes have to answer menstruation-related questions in order to play team sports, that could be a form of sex-based discrimination. AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Concerns are being raised across the U.S. about whether schools have a right to compel female athletes to provide information about their...

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