by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
There were, most appallingly, the women. By the dozens over the years. Such as some members of the Washington Football Team’s cheerleading squad, who were included in lewd videos secretly produced without their knowledge, videos two former team employees said were...
by admin | Oct 13, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
National Football League cheerleaders are calling on the NFL to release its full report into workplace culture after allegations surfaced that coaches had secretly distributed nude photos of them by email. The emails, first reported by the New York TimesMonday, were...
by admin | Sep 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Andrea Yoch was at the home of Chad Greenway, the former Minnesota Viking who spent 11 years in the NFL, and she had a project she wanted to tell him about. Greenway, a good friend and regular collaborator in her marketing work, heard it and immediately called his...
by admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Maia Chaka has made history as the first Black woman to officiate an NFL game. She said ahead of Sunday’s game between the New York Jets and the Carolina Panthers that it would be a proud moment. “This historic moment to me is an honor and it’s a...
by admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Less than a decade ago, there were no women coaching in the NFL. In 2015, Jen Welter became the first woman to serve in an NFL coaching role when the Arizona Cardinals hired her to an intern position. The following year, Kathryn Smith became the NFL’s first full-time...
by admin | Aug 8, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When U.S. gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the Tokyo Games citing her mental health, it set off a global conversation about mental health in sports and the pressure athletes endure to perform even when they’re not at their best. After opening up about her...
by admin | Jul 4, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Sydney McLaughlin, who obliterated the women’s 400m hurdles world record at the US Olympic trials. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NFL, who are still cutting our women’s voices in the...
by admin | Jun 29, 2021 | #MeToo, Leadership, SEW
The Washington Football Team named Tanya Snyder as co-CEO on Tuesday — a significant shakeup to the franchise’s structure amid an ongoing investigation into sexual harassment allegations into the team’s workplace. She will share duties of CEO...
by admin | Jun 28, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
The email showed up at 3:29 p.m. on a Friday in February. In 31 minutes, there would be an “Important Meeting”—the only two words in the subject line of a Washington Football Team executive’s email. Candess Correll decided she wouldn’t be joining the Zoom call. She...
by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles has accomplished nearly everything one could in an illustrious gymnastics career. But now she can add beating an NFL player in a test of strength to her already impressive résumé. Biles recently took on her boyfriend, Jonathan Owens, a safety for the...
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