by admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Disney-owned ESPN hosted the women’s tournament, held in San Antonio. On Tuesday, it said the title game between Arizona and Stanford attracted an average of 4 million viewers on Sunday, peaking at 5.9 million. The network said it was the most-watched...
by admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Sky Blue FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) unveiled a complete brand transformation today, which includes a new name and crest. Starting today, the nation’s longest-standing women’s professional soccer club will compete as NJ/NY Gotham FC. Read...
by admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Also at hand are questions about loosening transfer rules and a review of gender equity between men’s and women’s sports that was forced by the visible differences between the two basketball tournaments in coronavirus testing, weight rooms and other arrangements. Read...
by admin | Apr 7, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Ashley Solis became a massage therapist to heal people’s minds and bodies, but after what she said happened to her in March 2020, she can no longer do what she loves without shaking. Her hands tremble when she places them on clients, forcing her to cut sessions short....
by admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
With Team USA’s Olympic trials around the corner, 100-meter hurdler Dawn Harper-Nelson has enlisted the help of a new assistant coach — although not the kind you might expect.Like other coaches, the new recruit will watch closely from the...
by admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Trinity Rodman is a rarity in soccer. Almost all American women her age take a well-traveled path: They play soccer in college and then, after graduation, they join the National Women’s Soccer League via the draft or sign in Europe. But at 18, before playing a single...
by admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Rebecca Welch made history on Monday as she became the first appointed female referee to take charge of an English Football League (EFL) game.The 37-year-old, who has previously refereed high-profile women’s matches, oversaw Port Vale’s 2-0 win against...
by admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Throughout my childhood, playing tennis with my sister Serena in our hometown of Compton, California, I always dreamed of winning tournaments like Wimbledon. Then, when I finally got there, I was struck by the inequality. When I won Wimbledon for the first time in...
by admin | Apr 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The ruling, when it eventually came, could not have been more clear. One of soccer’s six regional bodies had engaged in discriminatory behavior against a female official by hindering her chances of getting a seat on its board and a leadership position with the sport’s...
by admin | Apr 5, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
John Geddert, the former USA Gymnastics coach, was found dead in February just hours after he had been charged with 24 felonies including human trafficking and sexual assault in relation to his decades of work with young gymnasts in his home state of Michigan....
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