by admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jordan Chiles felt numb. She looked around her bedroom in Vancouver, Wash., at the dozens of medals, the rainbows of ribbons, the trophies standing in formation, all from a gymnastics career that started when she was 6. None of it meant a thing. She asked her mother,...
by admin | Jun 23, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
The interrogative word “why” lingers around acts of discrimination like a foul odor. Why make it more difficult for Black people to vote? Why prevent LGBTQ+ folk from getting married? Why pay women less than men? When institutions (and...
by admin | Jun 23, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
About 12 minutes into “LFG,” an HBO-CNN Films documentary about the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s campaign for equal pay with the men’s squad, viewers get to relive the 13-0 romp over Thailand at the 2019 World Cup in France. The film itself...
by admin | Jun 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Washington Spirit rookie Trinity Rodman has had an eventful year to date. The second-overall pick in the 2021 draft, Rodman made history when she became the youngest player to ever score a goal in an NWSL competition. That was earlier this year when she found the net...
by admin | Jun 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan get one more major tournament together with the U.S. national team. The Tokyo Olympic soccer roster of 18 players — the oldest in U.S. history since women’s soccer debuted at the 1996 Atlanta Games — was...
by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The ‘96 Effect is a three-part documentary series featuring four legendary USA women’s teams who won gold at the Atlanta Games. These women were the first generation who became world-class athletes during the Title IX era, and interviews with them reveal how ’96...
by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Real estate developer and financier Ted Segal has become the majority owner of both Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo and the Dash of the National Women’s Soccer League. Segal also acquired the leasing rights to BBVA Stadium. Gabriel Brener, Oscar De La Hoya, Ben...
by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The NWSL finally has its two expansion teams for 2022 formally announced and fully across the line — and they’re both in southern California. Los Angeles based Angel City FC and San Diego (name still TBD) are now in the midst of preparations for next season, but what...
by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
April 22, 2021, was a big day for women’s professional basketball: It marked the 25th anniversary of the WNBA. It’s mind-blowing that it’s only been 25 years. I remember attending Detroit Shock games with my family and friends when I was growing up in Michigan. As a...
by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Vashti Cunningham showcased why she’s the best women’s high jumper in the country in May when she leaped a personal best of 6 feet, 7½ inches at the Chula Vista Field Fest. Days leading up to the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, Cunningham envisioned jumping...
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