With Dark Humor, Anger And Empathy, Women Respond To The NFL [NPR.org]

Samantha Sangenito 9/24/144:00 AM

As the National Football League scrambles to defend its actions in amid a series of domestic abuse allegations against players, some of its harshest critics have been women. Female fans are a key part of the league's business strategy — the NFL says that women make up 45 percent of its fan base — but they haven't reacted to the scandal with one voice.

Judging by a recent NBC poll, the scandals are not keeping most fans from the game: Nearly 90 percent said the recent controversy hasn't changed how much pro football they watch.

[For more of this story, written by Jennifer Ludden, go to http://www.npr.org/2014/09/22/...n-respond-to-the-nfl]

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