by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The 2021 tennis season is officially over, and what a year it was. From history-making quests to the emergence of what looks to be the next generation of superstars, this season was one to remember. Even with the absence of household names such as Venus and Serena...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has become the world’s “most effective” human rights organization over its leadership on the Peng Shuai case and willingness to lose money to stand by its principles, said Kelley Eckels Currie, former U.S....
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Division I Council approved an expansion of the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship bracket from 64 to 68 teams, effective with the 2022 championship. “This immediate expansion of the women’s basketball championship reinforces the fact...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time, full stop. She hasn’t lost an all-around title since 2013 and has so many medals that when asked, she often forgets the exact number. (It’s 32, seven of those Olympic medals). But even more impressive and...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
I’ve struggled with an eating disorder for a while. It’s something that I’ve struggled with outside of fighting too, but being in a sport that revolves around feeling and looking at peak athleticism, and around weight, I just let it get out of hand. I unfortunately...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Aly Raisman has become a voice for the voiceless now that her illustrious gymnastics career has come to an end. The six-time Olympic medalist and two-time captain of the United States women’s gymnastics team has spent much of the past several years speaking up...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Cris Cyborg has been around the block a few times in this mixed martial arts (MMA) biz, having started her professional fighting career back in 2005. So, she’s seen it all, and right now, this Kayla Harrison thing? It looks familiar. It reminds her of that Ronda...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is addressing the challenge of being a woman in sports. The 24-year-old talked about the double standards for men and women in the athletic world on the Victoria’s Secret VS Voices Podcast last week. During the podcast, Osaka recalled her...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Years before the National Women’s Soccer League erupted over allegations of systemic abuse, players on the Chicago Red Stars tried to speak up about their coach. Over and over, according to interviews and confidential records reviewed by The Washington Post, players...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
There were moments during the production of “King Richard” that Isha Price was so struck by the slight stoop in the posture of actor Will Smith and his distinctive Shreveport, La., dialect that she almost called him “Daddy.” That, after all, was what she and her four...
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