by admin | Jun 26, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Allyson Felix who covered who covered all child care for parent athletes at the USA Track and Field Championship. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to WTA staff members who sexually harassed Wimbledon...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Chicago Sky star Candace Parker had an historic feat Thursday on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, recording a WNBA record third career triple-double, but she said afterward she believes her achievement will be passed soon. Parker’s second triple-double came...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continued her blistering start to the season at the Jamaican National Championships on Thursday, scorching through her opening 100m heat in 10.70sec. Fraser-Pryce, the fastest woman in the world this year after twice clocking 10.67sec —...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The number of women competing at the highest level of college athletics continues to rise along with an increasing funding gap between men’s and women’s sports programs, according to an NCAA report examining the 50th anniversary of Title IX. The report,...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When I was 5 years old, my mom signed me up for ballet. I was excited. I flew down the stairs in my leotard. And, my soccer cleats! My mother gave me a look of shock and explained that I couldn’t wear cleats to ballet. I protested that my brothers could wear cleats to...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Last October, Ons Jabeur became the first Arab player, man or woman, to be ranked in the world’s top 10. It was an important, proud moment for the 27-year-old from Tunisia, who has been setting firsts ever since she joined the WTA Tour. The first Arab woman to reach a...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Former Wimbledon finalist Andrea Jaeger says she was sexually harassed “at least 30 times” in the women’s locker room during her career by a WTA staff member. In an interview with The Independent, Jaeger, who turned professional at just 14 years old and peaked at No 2...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Olympic track and field champions Jenn Suhr (pole vault) and Michelle Carter (shot put) announced their retirements on Thursday. Suhr, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and 2008 silver medalist, scratched out of this week’s USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships. She...
by admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA has announced it will honor Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner, who is currently detained in Russia, as an honorary All-Star for its upcoming All-Star exhibition game. In a statement on Wednesday, league commissioner Cathy Engelbert said it was the right...
by admin | Jun 23, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Chelsea may end up spending well over £100 million on new signings this summer, with a new centre-back, full-back, midfielder and centre-forward already on coach Thomas Tuchel’s list of priority acquisitions, but the biggest problem facing the Premier League...
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