by admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Before the calendar flips over to 2022 – a year that will mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX – On Her Turf is revisiting a few of the many times women’s sports led the way in 2021. Read More
by admin | Dec 29, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
First, there was young, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, who in May announced on Twitter that she was withdrawing from the French Open and stepping away from the court. Depression, she said, was the reason. Then came Simone Biles. The world’s greatest...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Just a few short years ago, there was a push for athletes to be nothing more than mute entertainers. Luckily enough, they refused to “shut up” or “stick to” whatever sport they played. And ever since a quarterback in San Francisco sat, then kneeled, during the...
by admin | Dec 27, 2021 | Representation, SEW
While 2021 has seen women’s sport go from strength to strength, a number of the world’s most renowned female athletes are continuing to speak out on important issues. Here are five women’s sport activists who have made a difference this year: Read...
by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Less than two months after Olympic gymnastics star Simone Biles of Spring joined mental health startup Cerebral as chief impact officer, the company has raised $300 million in venture capital – a sum that vaulted it to a valuation of $4.8 billion. San...
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
People magazine has named Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, actor Sandra Oh, country icon Dolly Parton and the nation’s teachers as its “2021 People of the Year.” “This year has been a transformative one, pushing us all to create something new and hopefully better for our...
by admin | Nov 20, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Essence magazine didn’t settle for just one gorgeous cover image for its November/December issue — instead, they featured three different superstars. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, pop sensation Lizzo and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, founder...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
After a pandemic year that upended athletics as much as any industry, 2021 saw the gradual return of fans to the sports they love. Tokyo hosted the 2020 Olympics (without spectators) on a one-year delay, professional teams implemented Covid-19 vaccine requirements and...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It must take something special to impress Simone Biles, and that’s exactly what happened at the IInStyle Awards on Monday. Famous poet Amanda Gorman revealed that she wrote a poem titled “The Greatest” about the gymnastics legend. Then Gorman, who was to present Biles...
by admin | Nov 18, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Venus and Serena Williams have shared their mental health advice for Simone Biles, who professed to being a ‘big fan’ of the sisters and wanted to know how they ‘keep going, especially when [they] need a mental health break.’ The tennis...
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