by admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Elite female cyclists will be part of the world’s most famous bike race next summer, when the Tour de France will hold a women’s stage race for the first time since the 1980s. Women have been riding the men’s route in recent years, urging race...
by admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon, a statement from her agent confirmed Thursday, but she plans to play in the Tokyo Olympics. “Naomi won’t be playing Wimbledon this year,” the statement read. “She is taking some personal time with...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The NCAA said Wednesday that its softball committee is “soliciting feedback” on the recent criticism and complaints about the Women’s College World Series — which marked just the latest women’s championship to face inequity issues. Oklahoma beat Florida State last...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As the Olympic Trials approach with the speed of molasses (more than a week?!?!?!), the only thing becoming clearer is that nobody knows what the hell we’re supposed to do about this 4th team spot. To illustrate that, today’s Score Corner takes a look at...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
When Mali qualified for the women’s basketball tournament at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, some players received a house and prize money for their part in the remarkable achievement by a country that is extremely poor and largely unsupportive of women’s rights. Another...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Two of the original WNBA franchises will tip-off this weekend. The contest between the New York Liberty and the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday marks 24 years, almost to the day, since the teams kicked-off the inaugural season in Inglewood, California. To mark the...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Victoria’s Secret marketing is about to look quite different. The embattled lingerie brand announced a new marketing direction on Wednesday featuring a group of faces intended to move it beyond its famous “Angel” models. One of...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said Tuesday that with the regard to the equal pay lawsuit filed by players on the U.S. women’s national team, asking the federation “to make up the difference in FIFA prize money is untenable, and would...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Welcome to the 2021 ESPYS presented by Capital One, where you, the fans, get to help decide the stars of the show (aka the award winners). The nominees for Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports represent four different sports: Paige Bueckers, who won the Wooden,...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Professional basketball player Tina Charles is no stranger to the spotlight as a two-time Olympic gold medal winner in basketball and member of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, but it’s film that has afforded the 2010 #1 draft pick the opportunity to tell...
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