by admin | Sep 19, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Players have reported for duty with Spain’s women’s national team with the threat of a fine or a domestic ban looming over them if they don’t. The six Madrid-based players arrived at a hotel in the Spanish capital on Tuesday before departing for...
by admin | Sep 19, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Greatness recognizes greatness. On the 50th anniversary of equal pay at the US Open, Billie Jean Kingsays watching Coco Gauff win the 2023 US Open is “the reason” she and other women athletes advocated for equal compensation in 1973. “Coco winning...
by admin | Sep 19, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Women’s professional soccer is returning to Boston. Mayor Michelle Wu will join National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Commissioner Jessica Berman and Boston Unity Soccer Partners to make the official announcement Tuesday at 2 p.m. at City Hall. Boston will...
by admin | Sep 18, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Connecticut Sun’s Stephanie White has been named the 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year in her first year at the helm of the team, the league announced Sunday. White received 36 of 60 possible votes, with the Dallas Wings’ Latricia Trammell coming in second...
by admin | Sep 18, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Despite OL Reign losing the NWSL clash against Portland Thorns 2-0, it was an emotional occasion for Rapinoe who played for the final time in a city where it all started for the USWNT star. Being an alumnus of the University of Portland, Rapinoe played her college...
by admin | Sep 15, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Spain’s World Cup-winning footballers will continue their boycott of the women’s national team despite the resignation of Luis Rubiales and dismissal of Jorge Vilda, according to The Associated Press and EFE. The squad for UEFA Nations League games against...
by admin | Sep 15, 2023 | Representation, SEW
COURTNEY VANDERSLOOT SCOOCHES into a chair at one of the round tables in a drab meeting room in a downtown Los Angeles hotel. If she weren’t sporting New York Liberty gear, you would never peg her as a professional basketball player, let alone the WNBA’s...
by admin | Sep 14, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Opening night of the 2023 WNBA playoffs went like an all-chalk start to the NCAA tournament: The favorites dominated, and the stars were ready for the spotlight. Wednesday opened with the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun feasting on miscues from the No. 6 Minnesota Lynx in...
by admin | Sep 14, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Breanna Stewart wanted to get closer to home after spending her entire WNBA career in Seattle so she signed with New York as a free agent in a seismic move during the offseason. The decision has paid major dividends for Stewart and the Liberty. She finished the...
by admin | Sep 13, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
On Aug. 26, New York Liberty assistant general manager Ohemaa Nyanin sat in the stands as she watched her team take on the Minnesota Lynx at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Nyanin considers herself to be a bit private in public settings, often electing not to wear a...
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