by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | #MeToo, Leadership, SEW
The Women’s Tennis Association has won many plaudits in recent days for its bold stance on Peng Shuai, the prominent Chinese tennis player who disappeared from public sight last month after accusing a powerful retired politician of sexual assault. The organization’s...
by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Inside Billie Jean King’s medicine cabinet hangs an index card. She affixed it there with Scotch tape so that she sees it every day when she goes to get her Listerine or face cream. In her handwriting is a quote from Coretta Scott King: “Struggle is a never-ending...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court this week in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization mark the court’s third major abortion case since 2016 — and just the latest effort to challenge the right of all women to decide whether to continue their pregnancy prior...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Portland Thorns FC announced today that Rhian Wilkinson will be the new head coach. Meg Linehan of The Athletic first reported the news on November 9th. “I know that I am inheriting a successful, winning culture on and off the field, and I have immense respect for...
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 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
After a pandemic year that upended athletics as much as any industry, 2021 saw the gradual return of fans to the sports they love. Tokyo hosted the 2020 Olympics (without spectators) on a one-year delay, professional teams implemented Covid-19 vaccine requirements and...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Two-time WNBA champion Renee Montgomery shook the sports world last year when the Atlanta Dream point guard opted out of her 12th season to turn her attention full time to social justice reform. Through the Renee Montgomery Foundation, she launched the Remember the...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
As more athletes use their platforms to raise awareness of social issues, the sports landscape is becoming more accepting of its athletes’ activism initiatives. At Adweek’s Brandweek Sports Marketing summit, sports icons Candace Parker and Allyson Felix spoke with...
by admin | Nov 17, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Simone Biles is developing tools to deal with anxiety, thanks to the help of a trusted therapist. While appearing virtually at the Child Mind Institute’s annual Child Advocacy Award dinner in New York City on Tuesday to accept the inaugural Trailblazer Award,...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Michael Phelps, the winningest swimmer of all time, has nothing but praise for Simone Biles, widely-regarded as the gymnastics G.O.A.T., for sharing her mental health struggles with the world when she withdrew from events at the Tokyo Olympics this past summer....
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