by admin | Aug 15, 2024 | Representation, SEW
U.S. women’s basketball players have been saying for years that winning in the Olympics isn’t easy and France showed at the Paris Games that their comments are more than just rhetoric to keep fans interested. The rest of the world is catching up to the U.S.,...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
All across these Games, female Olympians made the case for investing in women’s sports. Whether through sheer dominance (see Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles) or compelling stories (see also USA rugby sevens and cyclist Kristen Faulkner), they captured attention, moved...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW
If U.S. women were a nation unto themselves, their results at the 2024 Paris Olympics would make them one of the most dominant athletic countries on earth. The exhilarating U.S. soccer victory over Brazil Saturday evening added an exclamation point to what already...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Top-ranked Italy dominated the United States to win the Olympic women’s volleyball final on Sunday, crushing the defending champions in straight sets to claim their first gold medal on the final day of the Games. Italy came into the Olympics as the Volleyball Nations...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Team USA won its eighth straight Olympic gold medal in a row after beating France 67-66 in a pulsating final at the Bercy Arena on Sunday, 11 August. The win for establishes the U.S. as the best dynasty in team sports in the Olympics. They are the first team,...
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The 2024 Paris Olympics belonged to women. These were the first Games in history to achieve gender parity in terms of having an equal number of women and men compete. Women shone on the world stage, beating many records along the way. Read More
by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The United States closed the gap on Japan in women’s wrestling at the Paris Olympics. The Japanese won four of the six gold medals for the third straight Olympics and claimed two bronze medals as well. But the Americans got women’s freestyle golds from Sarah...
by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW
One of the most intriguing storylines for Jewish fans at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been the resurgence of Jewish excellence in fencing. Of the 20 fencers on the U.S. team, six are Jewish or come from Jewish families, and three have won medals. The success of gold...
by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Team USA has secured two of the three medals in women’s long jumping, thanks to a gold-medal performance from Tara Davis-Woodhall and a bronze-winning one from Jasmine Moore. This is Davis-Woodhall’s first-ever Olympic gold, and Moore’s first medal in the long jump....
by admin | Aug 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s water polo team’s chance to continue their quest for Olympic history came down to a penalty shootout. And the United States, which entered the 2024 Games as the three-time defending gold medalist, fell one goal short. A save on the final attempt...
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