by admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The WNBA added $75 million to its coffers through a capital raise that brought in new investments from some of the biggest names in business, athletics and entertainment. The list of investors, announced Thursday, included former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice,...
by admin | Feb 3, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The National Women’s Soccer League’s 2021 Rookie of the Year, 19-year-old Trinity Rodman, will become the highest-paid player in league history after she signed a contract extension with Washington Spirit on Wednesday, the club announced. The four-year...
by admin | Feb 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW
On the shimmering white slopes of her hometown of Abali, east of the capital Tehran, Iranian Atefeh Ahmadi practises her skiing as she embarks on the path to the Winter Olympics, which has not been an entirely smooth run for the 21-year-old, who is the only Iranian...
by admin | Feb 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The United States women’s hockey team will be going for their second consecutive gold medal when they step on the ice in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The American women won the gold medal with a 3-2 victory over Canada in the gold medal game at the 2018...
by admin | Feb 3, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
To quote Ari Chambers, “the WNBA is so important.” Following the celebration of its 25th year, the league announced on Thursday that it has raised $75M in its first-ever fundraising campaign that will support its plans for continued growth. The fundraising effort...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two-time Olympian Angel McCoughtry has signed with the Minnesota Lynx, the team announced Wednesday. McCoughtry, a guard/forward who was the No. 1 pick out of Louisville in the 2009 WNBA draft, missed the 2021 season with the Las Vegas Aces because of a torn ACL in...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Caitlyn Callahan was standing in a Starbucks in the fall 2019 when she peered down at her phone and was met with a jolt that changed the course of her life. A couple of clicks told her the New York Yankees had just made Rachel Balkovec the first woman to be a...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
What does marathon running have to do with aerial skiing? Everything if you’re Winter Vinecki, who fittingly will become the first Winter Olympian named “Winter” when she makes her Olympic debut for Team USA this month in China. “Running and competing in other sports...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In what’s expected to be a groundbreaking display of technical ability, a young but mighty trio of Russian figure skaters are set to light up the ice at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Led by 15-year-old Kamila Valiyeva, 17-year-old reigning world champion Anna...
by admin | Feb 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In February 2018 at the PyeongChang Winter Games, an 18-year-old Maame Biney made history as the first Black woman to compete for the United States short track speed skating team at an Olympics. Within two years, she was seriously considering walking away from the...
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