She has published works on topics like women's participation in politics, gender imbalances in sport, and abortion law.
[6] From this, McDonagh reasons that abortion is therefore a form of state protection for a woman's right to defend her bodily autonomy.
[6] With Laura Pappano, McDonagh published Playing with the Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal in Sports in 2008.
The authors examine the history of legal and social policies that have caused gender imbalances in both competitive and recreational sports.
[11] McDonagh's work has been cited or she has published in Fast Company,[12] The Christian Science Monitor,[13] and HuffPost.