by admin | Sep 21, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The WNBA is gearing up for the playoffs with a big brand announcement. The league named DICK’S Sporting Goods an official marketing partner as part of a multi-year agreement to commit to women’s sports. As the W’s official sporting goods retail partner, the league and...
by admin | Sep 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When the U.S. women’s national team won its bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics last month, Vlatko Andonovski was ready to start working on the team’s next chapter right away. Within a week of returning to the United States, Andonovski texted every player...
by admin | Sep 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Picking the top 25 players in WNBA history for the 25-year anniversary of the league is an exercise that is equal parts fun and difficult. How should we rank players such as four-time champion Cynthia Cooper, who was 34 when the league began in 1997 and played only a...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has apologized to Austrian climber Johanna Farber after inappropriate images of her were broadcast during the World Championships in Moscow. Multiple media outlets reported that the event’s broadcaster aired...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
What started out as an aspiration in business, investing, and a LeBron James tweet soon became reality for Renee Montgomery. In January of last year, the WNBA champion peeped a tweet from James expressing interest in buying the Atlanta Dream. She immediately reached...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
This year, the list has been sorted into six categories – icons, pioneers, titans, artists, leaders and innovators. Four sportswomen made this year’s list – Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Allyson Felix and Sunisa Lee. GiveMeSport Women runs through each female athlete and...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The 27-year-old Sherrock was on track to become the first female player to win a major PDC title. Competing in Copenhagen, she stunned world number five Dimitri van den Bergh in the semi-final, winning 11-10 after recovering from a 7-1 deficit. Former world number one...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Aly Raisman is a retired U.S. gymnast who has reached the highest highs of the sport. As captain of the 2012 Olympic team, Raisman competed alongside Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber (via Business Insider) and came home with two gold medals...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Last summer, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the nation, the players of the Atlanta Dream stood united against an off-the-court opponent: Kelly Loeffler, then a U.S. senator from Georgia and a co-owner of the team. Loeffler, a Republican, had...
by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
When Alen Hadzic got the green light to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, USA Fencing administrators decided they had to do something to protect the women on the U.S. fencing team. After Hadzic qualified in May, three female fencers accused him of sexual misconduct for...
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