by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The National Women’s Soccer League arrived in Washington this week for its championship game carrying the weight of a recent report documenting widespread malfeasance but also bearing signs of a brighter future. Saturday night’s title game at Audi Field, pitting the...
by admin | Oct 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
There aren’t too many obvious points of comparison between Serena Williams and Iga Swiatek; however, tennis icon John McEnroe believes they share qualities of a great champion. McEnroe says that both Swiatek and Williams have identified the need to grow, change and...
by admin | Oct 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Manchester City will no longer wear white shorts during games next season to ease players’ period concerns during matches, the Women’s Super League club confirmed on Wednesday. The club made the announcement along with kit sponsor Puma. The City women,...
by admin | Oct 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When former softball coach Sharon Drysdale arrived at Northwestern in 1979, the team had no field. The Wildcats played at a park on Lincoln Street that featured just benches — no dugouts or fences. Eventually, NU found a home field, but it was still missing fences....
by admin | Oct 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Pernille Blume, the surprise 2016 Olympic 50m freestyle champion from Denmark, retired from swimming at age 28. “It has been a long journey coming to my decision and it has been some somewhat an emotional ride,” was posted on Blume’s social media. “Although it is hard...
by admin | Oct 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff are the first pair of American women to take two spots in the top four of the WTA rankings since Serena and Venus Williams 12 years ago. As of Monday, the singles rankings shows Pegula at No. 3 and Gauff at No. 4 — both are...
by admin | Oct 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Javelin thrower Kara Winger admits to succumbing to bouts of procrastination, but the nine-time U.S. national champion is adamant that it was not her intention for her final competitive season to become a display of “carpe diem” moments. “I’m a procrastinator – 100...
by admin | Oct 26, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Jessica Berman, the commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League, understands that one key metric will drive success in every other area. “I think we know, all of us who have worked in the sports industry for decades: The rocket fuel behind the...
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 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The United States Postal Service has announced a raft of new postage stamp designs that will be rolled out next year, including one that gets the seal of approval from the U.S. women’s national team as they prepare to retain their crown at the 2023 FIFA...
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