by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The quality of performances the world has been treated to in 2021 just scratches the surface of what female athletes have to offer. This year alone, we’ve witnessed unforgettable sporting moments – including a plethora of new records being set at the Tokyo...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Although gymnast Simone Biles’ medal count fell slightly short of the sports world’s lofty expectations in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, she dominated among U.S. Olympians in the number of times her handle, @Simone_Biles, was mentioned on Twitter. Pew Research Center...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The United States Women’s National Team Players Association called out the U.S. Soccer Federation’s offer for identical contracts for men’s and women’s players on Wednesday as a “PR stunt.” The USSF announced its proposal on Tuesday with the hopes of getting...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Michaela Onyenwere and some of her Liberty teammates sat in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the site of the U.S. Open, watching last Thursday as 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez continued her magical run to the tournament’s final by upsetting No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka in...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Connecticut Sun’s Jasmine Thomas and Natisha Hiedeman announced on Wednesday morning that they are engaged. “I’m so excited for forever with the love of my life!” Thomas wrote on Instagram, revealing that she said,...
by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
In a statement, the USSF said the offer was intended to align both senior national teams “under a single collective bargaining agreement (CBA) structure.” At present, the unions for the men and women are separate, meaning there is no obligation for joint terms to be...
by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Nneka Ogwumike has never been one to allow setbacks or snubs to keep her from thriving. Even after Team USA’s controversial decision to leave her off the Olympic Team in Tokyo, and FIBA’s decision that she couldn’t play for Nigeria with her sisters Chiney and Erica...
by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tina Charles has long been one of the WNBA’s greats, and now she’s playing her way into the league’s record books. The Washington Mystics superstar recently overtook retired Lynx legend Rebekkah Brunson for second place on the WNBA’s career...
by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
An FBI agent accused of failing to properly investigate former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar — and lying about it later — has been fired by the FBI, days before a high-stakes public hearing into the bureau’s flawed investigation of the child sex-abuse case...
by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The U.S. Soccer Federation said it had offered identical contract proposals Tuesday to the players’ associations for the men’s and women’s national teams, and the governing body said it would refuse to agree to a deal in which World Cup prize money is not equalized....
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