by admin | Aug 28, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The UConn alumni wanted to find a way for WNBA players to stay in the U.S. during the offseason, build their brand, and earn fair pay to complement their WNBA earnings — all while continuing to stay in shape. Unrivaled is the creative solution they came up with. The...
by admin | Aug 14, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Kendall Coyne Schofield doesn’t think of herself as particularly audacious; in fact, she says she is more of an introvert than extrovert. But after years of frustration and fruitless attempts at trying to make a viable living playing professional hockey, Coyne...
by admin | Aug 14, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The rise of professional women’s sports is hard to ignore. Unless you’re a Fortune 500 company. New data shows the vast majority of the U.S.’s biggest companies are not spending their ad dollars on women’s pro sports. Only 33 companies in the Fortune 500 (6%) have...
by admin | Aug 13, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Paige Bueckers still has nine months left in her playing career with UConn women’s basketball. But the star is already making plans — historic plans — for her future. Bueckers recently signed a name, image and likeness deal with Unrivaled, the professional 3×3...
by admin | Aug 13, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The NCAA Board of Governors on Thursday unanimously approved $25 million in additional funding for Division I that will be put toward the creation of the women’s basketball distribution funds. The women’s basketball funds — which were introduced as a...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
All across these Games, female Olympians made the case for investing in women’s sports. Whether through sheer dominance (see Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles) or compelling stories (see also USA rugby sevens and cyclist Kristen Faulkner), they captured attention, moved...
by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The latest women’s college sports deal comes with a splash — of color. The University of Connecticut has struck a deal with beauty brand Madison Reed in a wide-ranging partnership that includes court-naming rights; name, image and likeness deals; and career...
by admin | Aug 8, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Midge Purce has won an NWSL title and made a few dozen appearances for the U.S. women’s national team. Now she’s branching out into the media world, and has thoughts on how her league has been promoted until now. “I’ve always felt that the NWSL, as well as the way...
by admin | Aug 1, 2024 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang will donate $4 million to USA Women’s Rugby over the next four years to boost the team’s resources for players and coaching staff ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang will donate $4...
by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Amid the discourse surrounding player salaries in the WNBA, New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart says that realistically, change for the women’s basketball league will take time. Stewart, 29, speaking to PEOPLE at the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Media Summit...
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