by admin | May 9, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
On Friday, UKG announced a multimillion-dollar three-year sponsorship of the NWSL Challenge Cup. This makes the 2023 Challenge Cup the first professional women’s soccer tournament to achieve pay equity. With the sponsorship change, the player Cup bonus pool will...
by admin | May 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Elena Delle Donne does this thing with her hips. During breathers when she’s standing away from the Washington Mystics’ sideline. While she’s on court preparing for another run. Even during a video sketch played during a timeout Friday night, when she demonstrated to...
by admin | May 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
On Jan. 17, 2020, just weeks after an MRI revealed she had a grape-sized tumor in her spinal cord, Diamond DeShields underwent surgery at the University of Chicago. What was expected to be a three-hour surgery to remove the lumbar spinal schwannoma evolved into a...
by admin | May 9, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The word has been out for years among those with a passion for basketball: Don’t miss the WNBA. Catch as many games as you can, and definitely watch the playoffs. Read More
by admin | May 8, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Kelsie Whitmore who became the first woman to pitch in an Atlantic League game. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, accused of abusive behavior by multiple players.
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Suni Lee, the first Olympic all-around champion to compete in college, will return for her sophomore season at Auburn, a representative for the gymnast said Friday, confirming a report. “Her intention is to come back,” Auburn coach Jeff Graba told reporters after...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Olympic champions Nathan Chen, Erin Jackson and Mikaela Shiffrin will be featured on “Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List” premiering on NBC on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. The Inspiration List highlights the stories of individuals who made an impact on their...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
On the biggest night in women’s boxing history, Franchon Crews-Dezurn had the best night of her career. Though much of the attention was consumed by the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano super-clash (and rightfully so), Crews-Dezurn won the undisputed super middleweight...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Progress, the saying goes, does not occur on a straight line. When Becky Hammon was hired as the first full-time female assistant in the NBA, the first woman to be a full-time assistant in any of the major North American men’s professional leagues, it was a sea change...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
As WNBA fans watched recent high draft picks and big names like 2020 Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield and 2017 All-Star Layshia Clarendon get waived this week when teams set their final rosters, a Twitter thread by two-time Finals MVP Breanna Stewart on...
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