by admin | Mar 8, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Taking the traditional path has never much interested Alyssa and Gisele Thompson. They were the first high school athletes to sign an NIL deal with Nike. Alyssa was the first high schooler to be the No. 1 pick in the NWSL draft, by Angel City FC, while Gisele signed...
by admin | Mar 8, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Caitlin Clark’s latest NIL deal is with Gainbridge, and if that sounds logical – if that sounds almost like: Duh – you’re not wrong. But you’re not right, either. Clark is the all-time NCAA scoring leader for the Iowa Hawkeyes, which you probably know. She’s...
by admin | Feb 2, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Tobin Heath spent her Monday at the White House, celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act. The Act helped to make equal pay laws more enforceable, and Heath was present at the White House on Monday to talk about the U.S. women’s national...
by admin | Jan 1, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
A gender-equal Olympic Games next year will coincide with increasing sponsorship opportunities for female athletes, experts say, after the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament underscored the growing popularity of women’s sport in 2023. Organisers say...
by admin | Dec 20, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The Houston Dash have made Maria Sánchez the NWSL’s highest-paid player, the Wall Street Journal and the Equalizer reported Monday. The 27-year-old forward has signed a three-year deal with a fourth year option worth nearly $1.5 million total, per the reports. It’s...
by admin | Dec 11, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Napheesa Collier is entering her prime as a WNBA star and a voice of women’s basketball. After a season away from her Minnesota Lynx in 2022 following the birth of her first child, Collier returned in 2023 and made the All-WNBA First Team for the first time in her...
by admin | Dec 7, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
In this fast-paced, dynamic world of sports, we’re at an inflection point. For years, enduring misconceptions about women’s sports have blurred our vision, sidelining what is now a shining opportunity. If sports sponsorship occupies a slot in your business...
by admin | Dec 7, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Right-wing politicians like to say women’s sports are under threat from transgender female athletes, but in reality, women’s sports are thriving, says a new report from Deloitte, a leading business consulting firm. Elite women’s sports will generate more than $1...
by admin | Nov 15, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Ellen Hyslop cofounded in 2017 The Gist, a sports media company geared toward female fans. Three years later, Haley Rosen founded Just Women’s Sports, making Instagram content about, well, just women’s sports. The two have grown their women-led, women-run,...
by admin | Nov 15, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Barbie, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift may have dominated center stage this year, but women’s sports reached a major inflection point prompting an inflow of investors. One superstar stakeholder is Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, whose winnings and strategic endorsement...
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