by admin | May 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Cris Cyborg picked up yet another victory in a long, illustrious career. But this one, unlikely many of the others, wasn’t over quickly. Cyborg defended her Bellator women’s featherweight title, beating Leslie Smith by TKO at 4 minutes, 51 seconds of...
by admin | May 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In the most grim period in American gymnastics history, amid a devastating pandemic, there is an unexpected bright spot: the unlikely comeback of a 32-year-old mother of two who is meticulously documenting her return on YouTube. Chellsie Memmel returned to competition...
by admin | May 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Women’s National Basketball Association is celebrating its 25th anniversary this week. The WNBA has fought for national recognition of its athletes and has been at the forefront of the fights for racial justice and LGBTQ equality. Despite its share of financial...
by admin | May 23, 2021 | Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to the Seattle Storm, who made sure to represent social justice on their 2020 championship rings. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the British Baseball Federation who posted sexist tweets on their social...
by admin | May 21, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Someone on Capitol Hill, please explain why the dystopian, reform-resistant NCAA should get one more dime or tax favor from an American electorate that is more than half female. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has remarked that we need to recognize the NCAA “for the civil...
by admin | May 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Sports betting firm PointsBet agreed to a partnership with the Women’s National Basketball Association. It’s the first deal with a women’s sports league for the company. The licensing agreement, announced Friday, allows PointsBet to use WNBA team logos and players’...
by admin | May 21, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Keys, who is currently ranked 24th in the world and reached the final of the 2017 US Open, created a non-profit company called Fearlessly Girl USA in 2016. Aiming to create a “kinder girl world”, the organisation was relaunched in 2019 under the name Kindness Wins....
by admin | May 21, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
A star-studded coalition of actors, musicians, athletes and activists will come together this week to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on national television. In addition to spotlighting the history and contributions of Asian Americans,...
by admin | May 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
At the end of Simone Biles‘ most recent gymnastics meet, she lifted five gold medals from around her neck in an image shared around the globe. That was at the October 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart. Biles performed at the peak of her powers, but it...
by admin | May 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Liberty had waited 575 days between the announcement of their impending move to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and their home opener Friday night against the Fever. In the intervening months, few moments were as important as the night of Sept. 17, 2019. That evening,...
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