by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
This year saw the exciting launching of the women’s singles and doubles competitions, in addition to the men’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles competitions, bringing the total number of categories to five. Out of 32 countries battling for the top...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Donna de Varona competed in the pool when gender equality was far from becoming a reality. After years of advocating for women in sports and backing the landmark Title IX policy, the Olympic gold medalist continues her fight for women’s equality today. Read...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka pulled out of her semifinal matchup at the Melbourne Summer Set due to an abdominal injury. On Friday evening, the 24-year-old tennis star announced in a tweet that she would be removing herself from the tournament, which serves as a warm-up to the...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
American moguls skier Olivia Giaccio became the first woman to complete a cork 1080 (also known as a “cork 10”) when she landed the trick during Saturday’s World Cup stop in Tremblant, Canada. In a cork 1080, the athlete completes three rotations, one of them...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Petra Vlhova cemented her status as the leading female slalom skier of the season with her fifth win in six races Sunday with just a month to go before the Olympic race in Beijing. The overall World Cup champion from Slovakia won the penultimate slalom before the...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Top-ranked Ash Barty won her second Adelaide International title in three years with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Elena Rybakina on Sunday. Rafael Nadal also added another title to his illustrious career, capturing at least one ATP title for the 19th consecutive year. The...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament prize money will nearly double this year to $10 million, the USGA announced Friday. That number is up from $5.5 million last year and will continue to increase over the next five years to $12 million. It’s the largest purse in...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Ivy League and the University of Pennsylvania issued statements in support of Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer whose recent record-breaking wins put her at the center of the debate over trans inclusion in competitive sports. The statements were released on...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. got her fourth women’s monobob victory of the season on Saturday, the 25th overall win of her career in major international competition. Australia’s Breanna Walker was second, and Germany’s Laura Nolte was third....
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
News of the hiring of Victor Lapena yesterday as the head coach of Canada’s senior women’s basketball team was a long time coming – the qualification tournament for this year’s World Cup is about a month away and that’ s not a lot of prep time for any coach let alone...
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