Pay Equity

Serena Williams Encourages Women in Sports to Persevere Amid Adversity: “You Have to Keep Going”

The key to combat the dropout rates is encouraging people to watch these athletes, she said. "You have to be…

4 years ago

NCAA probe finds ‘systemic’ gender disparities, recommends combined basketball Final Four

The NCAA has for years treated women’s basketball as inferior to men’s, a stinging external review found

4 years ago

The troubling paradox facing women Olympians: Sex sells, but with serious costs

Their sexuality can help bring fame, endorsements and media coverage — but it reduces the focus on their skills and…

4 years ago

The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Is Still Denied Equal Pay—So Title Nine Is Writing Them a $1 Million Check

It’s the largest donation the players have ever received and a powerful call to action for supporters of women’s sports.

4 years ago

For these US gymnasts, Olympic glory is a beginning, not an end

thanks to a range of recent developments, this is far from the last time most of the gymnasts on this…

4 years ago

Why Olympians like Simone Biles and Breanna Stewart have bolted from Nike

“Female athletes have to do what’s best for them at all times,” said Galer, who works exclusively with women athletes…

4 years ago

Olympics-Tennis-Fearless Sabalenka ready for ‘new challenge’ in Tokyo

Fresh from her breakthrough Grand Slam performance at Wimbledon, world number three Aryna Sabalenka is heading to the 2020 Olympics

4 years ago

Naomi Osaka Is Officially the Highest-Paid Female Athlete in History—Here’s Her Net Worth

By 2021, Osaka topped her own all-time earnings record for a female athlete in a single year when she racked…

4 years ago

Behind the NWSL’s Gameday Fits and the Power of Self-Expression

As the long winter of the 2021 NWSL preseason turned toward spring, one fact at Gotham FC was already clear:…

4 years ago

The most decorated Olympian in track and field history is giving fellow athletes $10K each for childcare

Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix and her sponsor Athleta have created a $200,000 childcare fund for athletes competing this year.

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