by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Diana Taurasi thinks that women head coaches in the NBA and men’s basketball are on the horizon. But don’t expect the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer and unofficial greatest of all time to be in the mix of coaching contenders. Read More
by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Twenty-five years ago the U.S. took the gold in the first ever Olympic women’s soccer tournament at the 1996 Games with a 2-1 win over China. The team, featuring legends like Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Briana Scurry and so many others who would go on to...
by admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Baseball has long been considered America’s pastime, though it has also been dominated by male players from the beginning. Slowly, Major League Baseball has opened its doors to women — while not on the field itself, in positions such as coaches,...
by admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
This tennis champ isn’t just breaking records on the court—in fact, Naomi Osaka‘s net worth proves that she’s the top-earning female athlete in a single year, ever. But how did she get to earn that much money? Well, let’s just say that when you’re already a...
by admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
A Major League Baseball game will be called entirely by women next week for the first time ever on a broadcast, the New York Times reports. Driving the news: Five women will serve as the on-air crew for the Baltimore Orioles game against the Tampa Bay Rays from...
by admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
U.S. Olympic marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk said she never expected to be a new mom competing in the Olympics, and she also never expected to have to worry about whether she would be allowed to bring her infant daughter to the Olympics. The coronavirus pandemic...
by admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
With the destiny of a kingdom on the line, Princess Ka‘iulani, heir to the Hawaiian Crown, entered the White House in Washington, D.C., on a delicate diplomatic mission. She had just sailed from Great Britain, where she had been riding her surfboard in the waves at...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Allyson Felix is the most decorated Olympian in track and field history. But a few years ago, she had a problem: She had no shoes to wear. In 2019, she publicly cut ties with Nike, her main sponsor, when she asked the company for maternity protections and was...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Emma Raducanu’s Wimbledon may not have ended how she or the British public will have wanted but there is plenty to be positive about for the 18-year-old. Not least that she won the Wimbledon Breakthrough Award this week, sponsored by Chinese brand Oppo, a...
by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale smiled broadly but didn’t take the bait. After she helped Team WNBA beat Team USA 93-85Wednesday and won the league’s All-Star Game MVP award, she didn’t say, “Yeah, maybe I should have been on the...
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