by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Wednesday was National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and with the 50th anniversary of Title IX coming up later this year, it was a momentous one. State of play: Though the investment gap between men’s and women’s sports remains wide, the past few weeks...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Utah vs. UCLA gymnastics has always been an epic rivalry. And on Friday, both teams brought the firepower. Utah freshman Grace McCallum — a member of the silver-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo — earned her first career 10.0 on bars, with her usual...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Nike will release a women’s version of its retro Dunk Low sneaker this summer to mark the anniversary of Lisa Leslie becoming the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game, according to a document detailing the brand’s upcoming releases that was viewed by Complex. The Nike...
by admin | Feb 6, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to the WNBA who just got a $75 million investment from some high profile investors. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Dan Snyder who was once again in the news for how he has treated female staff as they...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
When the world met Jamie Anderson eight years ago, she became the eccentric Olympic champion, the woman whose candles, crystals and essential oils stirred as much curiosity as her snowboarding prowess. She was the alpha free spirit in a sport of unorthodox characters,...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
A former employee of Washington’s NFL team told members of Congress on Thursday that owner Daniel Snyder harassed her at a team dinner, putting his hand on her thigh and pressing her toward his limo, to throw the team’s workplace culture back into the public eye a day...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Robin Herman, who as a hockey reporter for The New York Times broke a gender barrier when she became one of the first female journalists to enter a men’s professional sports locker room in North America, died on Tuesday at her home in Waltham, Mass. She was 70. Her...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Logan Sankey climbs the steep, metal stairs leading up to the top of the Olympic ski jump in Lake Placid, N.Y. Sankey zips up her suit, slides herself over the ramp and takes off, flying down the ramp and then floating through the air. Read More
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Liberty have signed two-time All-Star center Stefanie Dolson, bringing in the veteran center after she won both a WNBA title and Olympic gold medal last year. The team confirmed news of the agreement on Thursday, but did not provide specifics on its terms. The...
by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Every Olympian needs a support team, and for Freestyle Skier, Jaelin Kauf, that team is led by her family. That’s not surprising, as both her parents, Patti and Scott, were champion skiers on the professional mogul tour in the 80s and early 90s. Read More
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