by admin | Sep 19, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Simone Biles, who not only bravely testified against the FBI, but was also the most tweeted about Olympian. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the FBI, who failed gymnasts when it came to claims of abuse...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The quality of performances the world has been treated to in 2021 just scratches the surface of what female athletes have to offer. This year alone, we’ve witnessed unforgettable sporting moments – including a plethora of new records being set at the Tokyo...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Although gymnast Simone Biles’ medal count fell slightly short of the sports world’s lofty expectations in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, she dominated among U.S. Olympians in the number of times her handle, @Simone_Biles, was mentioned on Twitter. Pew Research Center...
by admin | Sep 14, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Current and former Team USA gymnasts, including Simone Biles, are set to testify on Wednesday in the Senate’s hearing on the FBI’s investigation of former team trainer Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to prison in 2018 in connection with years of sexual abuse involving...
by admin | Sep 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tennis superstar Venus Williams candidly shared her own mental health struggles as she praised athletes Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles for speaking out about their own battles. Williams, who was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2019, wrote in an op-ed for the New...
by admin | Sep 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Drew Barrymore is grateful for athletes like Simone Biles who are advancing the conversation around the importance of mental health. “When you hear it from an athlete, those are people that are infallibly capable, and I think athletes supporting mental health will...
by admin | Sep 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles had a special gift for her Olympic teammate Sunisa “Suni” Lee’s dad after witnessing the father-daughter duo’s sweet relationship. On Wednesday, Today reporter Natalie Morales visited Suni’s father John Lee to present him...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles is ready to cheer on Sunisa Lee as her former Olympics gymnastics teammate gets ready to compete in a completely different apparatus: Dancing with the Stars. Last week, Lee was confirmed as a contestant on the upcoming 30th season of the ABC dance...
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tennis star Sloane Stephens is opening up about mental health ahead of the 2021 U.S. Open. Mental health for athletes at the top of their game has been brought to the forefront in 2021, largely due to athletes like Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles opening up on their own...
by admin | Aug 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles commented on a video of a fellow gymnast falling headfirst on the mat to demonstrate how bad her disorienting case of the twisties got at the Tokyo Olympics. “This happened more times than I would’ve wanted in practice at the games,” Biles tweeted...
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