by admin | Feb 3, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Three former U.S. snowboarders sued their former coach, the national snowboarding federation and the U.S. Olympic Committee on Thursday alleging sexual abuse that was covered up by the two sporting bodies, court documents showed. Rosey Fletcher, Erin O’Malley...
by admin | Jan 31, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
U.S. Soccer has introduced a Safe Soccer program that will require comprehensive vetting of individuals involved in the sport as the federation continues to address its investigation into coach misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Safe Soccer program...
by admin | Jan 20, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
At the core of its response to revelations of rampant and systemic abusethroughout its sport, the U.S. Soccer Federation is developing a “safe soccer certification” program that, it hopes, will curtail coach misconduct at all levels of the game. In the aftermath of...
by admin | Jan 10, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Four former NWSL coaches, Paul Riley, Christy Holly, Rory Dames and Richie Burke, were permanently banned from all participation in the league on Monday as commissioner Jessica Berman handed down discipline based on last month’s joint investigative report...
by admin | Nov 28, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
After scoring the goal which won her injury-ravaged team a crucial point in the UEFA Women’s Champions League away to Juventus last night, Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema implored those in control of the women’s game to take better care of their athletes...
by admin | Nov 2, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) and 43 other members of Congress published an open letter to U.S. Soccer calling for the organization’s cooperation with an investigation into systemic abuse across the NWSL. The letter was issued approximately a month...
by admin | Oct 25, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Officials of bodybuilding’s two premier federations have been sexually exploiting female athletes for decades — pressuring them to pose for nude photographs, posting those photos to soft-core pornography sites, and, at times, manipulating contest results in favor of...
by admin | Oct 11, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
But we start with the fallout from last week’s shocking report by former acting U.S. attorney general Sally Q. Yates, who detailed systemic sexual and verbal abuse and harassment in the NWSL that have been going on since the league’s establishment a decade ago. The...
by admin | Sep 13, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
U.S. Soccer says an investigation into alleged abuse and misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League is expected to be completed by early next month. The investigation, led by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, was initiated last fall after...
by admin | Jul 5, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
England defender Lucy Bronze has revealed she has been brought to tears by misogynistic abuse. Ahead of England’s opening Euro 2022 game against Austria on Wednesday, Bronze said: “I don’t cry over injuries. Misogynistic comments affect me more than...
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