by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court this week in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization mark the court’s third major abortion case since 2016 — and just the latest effort to challenge the right of all women to decide whether to continue their pregnancy prior...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As the 2015 tennis season began six years ago, Johanna Konta’s name was nowhere to be seen on any main-draw sheet. Six months earlier she had briefly reached the top 100 for the first time in her career but, as had been the case throughout her career in those days,...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Ever since she started her broadcast career at ESPN, Chiney Ogwumike has been trying to go with the flow, taking advantage of whatever opportunities she could while still being a professional athlete. Whether that was anchoring SportsCenter Africa or being a...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Award-winning costume designer June Ambrose joined Puma in 2020 and has wasted no time in making her presence felt. Puma, led by Ambrose, has officially launched its women’s hoops category behind the Puma High Court Collection, a basketball-inspired lifestyle...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
I don’t like to wake up and immediately start. I need a second. So I set my alarm for earlier so that I can lie in bed and just breathe. I’ll have my coffee in the morning, and then I’ll usually work out, then eat breakfast. I’m very big on the reward of things. I...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Now the rest of the world needs to kick China off the sports circuit, too. The decision by the Women’s Tennis Association to forgo playing tournaments for the benefit of the Party-State is a prescient and powerful move that ought to trigger a broader moral blockade....
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Contesting a world final, one-on-one, with thousands watching on in a packed arena and countless more watching virtually. The outcome? A unanimous victory, of course — meet Logan ‘Logistx’ Edra, the youngest ever winner of Red Bull’s BC One World Final. Read...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When it comes to basketball in the United States, the focus is always on the NBA and the WNBA — and for good reason. The leagues are a collective best, with a total of 42 teams, hundreds of players, and billions of dollars in contracts. But once you step outside the...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The rowing season had already ended by the time the seven girls began drafting a letter that they hoped would get their coach fired. They’d spent years competing for the crew team affiliated with Walt Whitman High, one of the Washington region’s highest-achieving...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tennis legend Maria Sharapova has advised US Open winner Emma Raducanu to “enjoy every single moment” of her new-found success. Raducanu was propelled to international stardom in September after becoming the first ever qualifier, male or female, to earn a...
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