Archive - Stronger Women

“I’m So Uncomfortable There Is a Girl!”

When Boys Refuse to Play Along with Trans Fiction in the Locker Room

Jun 16 •

Mariah Burton Nelson

What's On Martina Navratilova's Mind?

Martina on Simone Biles, Riley Gaines, Misogyny, and Men

Published on Women's Sports Policy • Jun 12

Advocacy Works: World Boxing Stands Strong for Women

Male Boxer Imane Khelif Forced Out of the Female Category - Finally

Published on Women's Sports Policy • Jun 10

We're Launching Women's Sports Policy & Inviting You to Join

A new Substack will offer information, analysis, opinion, and conversation about female-only sports & spaces, brought to you by a mighty team of experts

Jun 9 •

Mariah Burton Nelson

Hugging & Breathing: A Graphic Story About Mothers and Mom

For Sarah Burton Nelson, 1924-2019, on the 6th anniversary of her death

Jun 2 •

Mariah Burton Nelson

May 2025

40 Bogus Rationales for Allowing Males into Female Sports

In Chronological Order, Complete with Counter-Arguments

May 27 •

Mariah Burton Nelson

40 Bogus Rationales for Allowing Males into Female Sports

In Chronological Order, Complete with Counter-Arguments

May 27 •

Mariah Burton Nelson

Female Eligibility Policies: Sport-by-Sport List, U.S. & International

Women's Sports Policy Working Group's Rankings, from Archery to Weightlifting

May 21 •

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Mariah Burton Nelson

Not One of the Guys. One of the Athletes.

Tossing Bean Bags with the Boys (Cornhole #6)

May 19 •

Mariah Burton Nelson

Female-Only Sports and Spaces: Recommendations for Substack Publications

A Guide for Feminist, TERF, Sex-Realist, Athletic, and Curious Readers

May 13 •

Mariah Burton Nelson

Too Tall for Male Approval

My Journey with “Gender-Affirming” Hormones

Published on Inspecting Gender • May 12

I Reached Out to a "Middle-Aged Trans Woman" to Discuss Women and Sports. Here's How It Went.

"If you believe trans women aren't actually women, just say so, and explain why."

May 5 •

Mariah Burton Nelson

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