by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Abigail Johnson was just 18 when she took her first steps in tennis journalism and now she is rising up the ranks of the game’s commentators and is preparing to report on the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne. Female commentators working on men’s matches have been a...
by admin | Jan 3, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka is spreading awareness about double standards in the sports industry, and we’re all ears. Several weeks ago, the 24-year-old athlete appeared on an episode of the VS Voices podcast, where she discussed how female athletes are treated differently. Osaka...
by admin | Jan 2, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes Naomi Osaka who is returning to the tennis court in Australia. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NFL who continue to cover up stories of harassment.
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 | SEW
The four-time Grand Slam champion has been on a break from the court since crashing out of the US Open in the third round. Osaka revealed winning no longer left her feeling happy, and losing left her feeling “very sad”. As a result, she put her mental...
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 24, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
She has already secured a host of high-profile sponsorship deals since her remarkable US Open win in September and now Emma Raducanu has another elite brand in her collection of backers. The teenager who was named as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2021 is...
by admin | Dec 23, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The latest statements from Peng Shuai, the tennis star who disappeared after accusing one of China’s most powerful men of sexual assault, have left the world wondering what to make of the athlete’s explosive claims. In an interview this past Sunday, Peng appeared to...
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