by admin | Feb 9, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
Last fall, when players in the National Women’s Soccer League publicly accused prominent coach Rory Dames of verbal and emotional abuse, Megan Cnota was immediately transported to two decades before, when she was a teenager playing for Dames in suburban Chicago. Yes,...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The WTA have continued to express concern for Peng Shuai after the Chinese tennis star spoke publicly to deny she disappeared or was sexually assaulted. Shuai broke her silence in an interview with French publication L’Equipe, insisting she was never...
by admin | Feb 6, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to the WNBA who just got a $75 million investment from some high profile investors. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Dan Snyder who was once again in the news for how he has treated female staff as they...
by admin | Jan 12, 2022 | #MeToo, SEW
A Greek sailing coach has gone on trial in Athens accused of raping an 11-year-old girl, in a case that came to light when a gold medal-winning athlete spoke out about sexual abuse in sport. Coach Triantafyllos Apostolou appeared in court on Wednesday, almost 12 years...
by admin | Jan 2, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes Naomi Osaka who is returning to the tennis court in Australia. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NFL who continue to cover up stories of harassment.
by admin | Dec 24, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Growing up in Maryland, I was raised as a fan of the team now called the Washington Football Team, and my parents have pictures of me as a baby in a burgundy-and-gold onesie. We watched games at family gatherings, and I know what it’s like to have that one uncle root...
by admin | Dec 15, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
At this point, the bigger problem for the NFL is not the stinking algae bloom that is Daniel Snyder but rather the strong whiff of its own toxic cleansers. Commissioner Roger Goodell, you see, knows the Washington Football Team owner was accused of sexual misconduct...
by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
On the evening of Jan. 30, 2017, a woman showed up at a police station in Southern California to report an alleged sexual assault. After attending the Los Angeles Dodgers’ FanFest two days earlier, the woman told police, she met up with a man she had casually dated....
by admin | Dec 12, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Chelsea’s Sam Kerr who took down a pitch invader during a UEFA Champions League group stage match. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Swimming Australia who claimed to have no knowledge of sexual...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Swimming Australia has defended its response to allegations made by the Olympic swimmer Maddie Groves that she was sexually assaulted over five years by a man still involved in the sport. On Wednesday night Groves alleged on the ABC’s 7:30 Report she was sexually...
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