by admin | Aug 21, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Maria Giovannetti’s journey with the Washington Mystics almost ended in 2010, when Giovannetti’s now-wife, Veronica Sander, moved to Indianapolis to work for USA Football. “I was like, ‘Listen, we’re not going to make it, [and] you’re my person,’ ” Giovannetti said....
by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) may not be taking home the trophy at the 2023 FIFA World Cup, but they did make history in another way. For the first time, the team played in a World Cup while under a prize-sharing agreement that aims to address issues of...
by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Representation, SEW
As tough as it is not to have the U.S. Women’s National Team in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final after winning the last two tournaments, the Spain-England final on Sunday is arguably better for the overall health of the game worldwide. And England’s 3-1 win over...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Australia may have had its dream of Women’s World Cup glory end on Wednesday following a 3-1 defeat to England, but that did not stop captain Sam Kerr from calling for more soccer funding in the country as it looks to take advantage of the boom in interest in the...
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The first half of Sabrina Ionescu’s season was marked with inconsistency. She had multiple single-digit scoring efforts — five points on June 2, and then four on June 4 in two games against Chicago — followed by a 37-point eruption against Atlanta just days later....
by admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
With the United States licking its wounds after its worst-ever Women’s World Cup performance, a coaching change is reportedly in order. USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski is expected to resign from his position in the near future, according to a Wednesday afternoon...
by admin | Aug 16, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Not to be left out of the girl power summer, women’s sports have been raking in new deals and partnerships in the U.S. and beyond. Why it matters: If you thought the U.S. national team’s early exit in the World Cup meant you wouldn’t be seeing...
by admin | Aug 16, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Twenty-four years later, Brandi Chastain remains one of the faces of the Women’s World Cup. In 1999, after scoring the deciding penalty kick to lift the United States Women’s National Team to victory in the World Cup final, Chastain ripped off her jersey in...
by admin | Aug 15, 2023 | Representation, SEW
As the FIFA Women’s World Cup is in the midst of quarter-finals matches, Johnnie Walker is hoping to draw even more attention to the games that are part of the largest standalone women’s sporting event in the world. The Scotch whisky brand teamed up with Hannah...
by admin | Aug 15, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Coach Billie Moore sat her basketball team down before its 1976 silver medal match against Czechoslovakia at the Montreal Summer Games. The squad had endured a long and winding journey to get to this point, now on the precipice of history. Moore delivered an important...
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