WNBA silent after Caitlin Clark says leagues should determine who should be included in women's sports

WNBA silent after Caitlin Clark says leagues should determine who should be included in women's sports.
Neither the WNBA nor the players association responded to questions about how they define the term 'women' in the new CBA.
"Only players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA." Sounds simple, right? That's the exact language included in the recently signed collective bargaining agreement between the WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association. But there's one problem: The CBA doesn't actually define "woman."
That should be easy to resolve, and OutKick/Fox News Digital attempted to do just that. In essence, we asked both the league and the players association: What is a woman? We did not hear back from either.
The question became particularly relevant after Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was asked Sunday about the controversy surrounding teammate Sophie Cunningham's comments that girls and women should not have to compete against biological men.
"I think it's for leagues and governing bodies to work with their athletes to find solutions," Clark said following Indiana's 108-100 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. "Our focus is on basketball. That's what we talk about and how we can get wins and obviously we didn't do that tonight. So, we need to find an area to improve in that way."
Article XIII, Section 1(a) of the 409-page CBA states: "Only players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA." The document does not define "woman" or "women." The terms "transgender" and "gender identity" do not appear in the agreement.
The WNBA did not respond by Monday's 3 p.m. ET deadline. The WNBPA also did not respond by Monday's 3 p.m. ET deadline.
The WNBA has a rule. It just won't say what the rule means.
OutKick/Fox News Digital contacted the WNBA and asked five questions:
1. How does the WNBA define "women" for purposes of Article XIII, Section 1(a)?
2. Would a player who was born male but identifies as a woman be eligible to play in the WNBA under that provision?
3. Does the WNBA have a written policy, league rule or other guidance governing the eligibility of transgender players outside the CBA?
4. Who determines whether a prospective or current player satisfies Article XIII, Section 1(a), and what standard would be used to make that determination?
5. In light of Clark's comments, does the league plan to work with players and the WNBPA to clarify this eligibility standard publicly?
OutKick/Fox News Digital also contacted the WNBPA and asked five similar questions.