by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
It’s been a deeply consequential year for women’s soccer in the United States, one that will reverberate for years to come in a variety of ways. From shiny new sponsorship deals — this week, Crypto.com partnering with Angel City FC, but that is merely the latest — to...
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
She has already secured a host of high-profile sponsorship deals since her remarkable US Open win in September and now Emma Raducanu has another elite brand in her collection of backers. The teenager who was named as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2021 is...
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It’s April 15, 2021, the day of the WNBA draft. It’s a day that Evans has prayed for and worked so hard for since she was a fifth grader carrying around a recruitment letter with hot cheeto fingerprints on it from Valparaiso University, a small DI school right outside...
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA is quietly getting ready to ramp back up. Teams can start negotiating with free agents in mid-January before officially signing at the start of February. Then, there’s the draft in April and the league’s 26th season tips off just a month later in May. Before...
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Former Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw said on a podcast released on Wednesday that ESPN is “Connecticut’s network” and that there is “absolutely complete bias there.” McGraw, speaking to Kate Fagan and Jessica...
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Growing up in Maryland, I was raised as a fan of the team now called the Washington Football Team, and my parents have pictures of me as a baby in a burgundy-and-gold onesie. We watched games at family gatherings, and I know what it’s like to have that one uncle root...
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The North Carolina Courage have apologized to fans upset by the recent signing of Jaelene Daniels, the player who made headlines for refusing a U.S. women’s national team call-up over rainbow-themed gay pride jerseys. The Courage announced on Sunday that the...
by admin | Dec 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
An exciting women’s bantamweight bout is heading for an upcoming UFC Fight Night event. Two fighters looking to break into the official promotional rankings are set to clash as Jessica-Rose Clark is set to meet Stephanie Egger on Feb. 19. The event does not yet have a...
by admin | Dec 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The road to a professional surfing career has never been paved in gold — regardless of whether it was a boy or girl dreaming the dream. But as in most pursuits, the females have always had more obstacles to hurdle. From grossly unequal prize purses to heats held...
by admin | Dec 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Ashley Hatch has agreed to a new contract extension with the reigning NWSL champions Washington Spirit, keeping the Golden Boot winner with the team through 2023 with a club option for 2024. Hatch’s 10 regular season goals across 23 appearances in 2021 were enough to...
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