by admin | Dec 1, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
USA’s World Cup win over Iran on Tuesday paid dividends for both the men’s and women’s national teams. The US men are guaranteed $13m in prize money for reaching the last 16 in Qatar. That will be shared equally between the men’s and women’s teams under the equal pay...
by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
In October Sophia Smith sat in front of the gathered media in Washington DC and calmly outlined her ambition: to become the best player in the world. It is quite a claim but then she had already had a pretty good year: She was the 2022 NWSL MVP (the youngest ever),...
by admin | Nov 28, 2022 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
After scoring the goal which won her injury-ravaged team a crucial point in the UEFA Women’s Champions League away to Juventus last night, Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema implored those in control of the women’s game to take better care of their athletes...
by admin | Nov 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The parents of Katie Meyer, a star soccer goalie who died by suicide last spring, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Stanford on Wednesday. At the time of her death Meyer, 21, was facing disciplinary action for allegedly spilling coffee on a Stanford football...
by admin | Nov 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
One after another, the industry created to empower young girls in soccer has sent a very different message to female coaches. For Karley Nelson, a former coach for elite club San Diego Surf, it started when her boss made demeaning sexual comments and touched her in...
by admin | Nov 20, 2022 | SEW, Uncategorized
👍 This week our highlight goes to Salima Mukansanga who has been selected as a referee for the Men’s World Cup. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down to Russia who has sen Brittney Griner to begin serving nine years in a penal colony.
by admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
This year’s World Cup will be held in Qatar, despite the widespread controversy surrounding the decision to award the country the rights. Williamson, who captained England Women to victory in the Euro 2022 final at Wembley in the summer, has criticised the Middle East...
by admin | Nov 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW
PHEEEEEEEEEEWWWWW. It was anxiety-inducing enough for the U.S. women’s national team to carry three losses in a row heading into Sunday’s friendly vs. Germany, but no one — NO ONE — wants to go into the history books as being that team to lose...
by admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s national team will continue to celebrate its historic collective bargaining agreement, which closed the pay gap with the the men’s national team, with a Players’ Ball set to be hosted by the USWNT Players Association on Monday in New York City. Much...
by admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
No American striker has ever had quite a first professional year like Mia Fishel just had. The 21-year-old UCLA product made initial waves when she decided not to join the Orlando Pride, the NWSL team that drafted her fifth overall and at the time was led by Fishel’s...
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