With another case of abuse in elite sport, why are we still waiting to protect NZ's sportswomen from harm?
- Written by Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
Getty ImagesThe ten-year coaching ban handed down this week by Athletics New Zealand to national pole vault coach Jeremy McColl is merely the latest in a long line of investigations to reveal the failure of sports organisations to protect sportswomen.
The independent investigation into McColl found “serious misconduct” over a...













