by admin | Apr 22, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Nike is nearing an agreement with Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark on an endorsement deal, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Mike Vorkunov and Ben Pickman. The contract is expected to be worth eight figures and include a signature shoe for the No. 1...
by admin | Apr 8, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Women’s college basketball is growing more and more as a sport. The NCAA has seen a significant boom in talent in recent years, graduating the likes of Sabrina Ionescu, Aliyah Boston and Satou Sabally to the WNBA where they have since transformed into stars of...
by admin | Mar 29, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Sophia Smith became the latest NWSL star to sign a new deal Wednesday, becoming the league’s highest-paid player in the process. The Portland Thorns announced they had agreed with Smith on a contract that will tie the 23-year-old to them through the 2025 season,...
by admin | Mar 29, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Caitlin Clark’s professional career is reaching unprecedented heights before it even officially starts, as Iowa’s superstar guard has garnered a $5 million offer from the Big3 basketball league co-founded by rapper Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz. Ice Cube confirmed Big3...
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...
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