by admin | Dec 3, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Inside Billie Jean King’s medicine cabinet hangs an index card. She affixed it there with Scotch tape so that she sees it every day when she goes to get her Listerine or face cream. In her handwriting is a quote from Coretta Scott King: “Struggle is a never-ending...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court this week in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization mark the court’s third major abortion case since 2016 — and just the latest effort to challenge the right of all women to decide whether to continue their pregnancy prior...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As the 2015 tennis season began six years ago, Johanna Konta’s name was nowhere to be seen on any main-draw sheet. Six months earlier she had briefly reached the top 100 for the first time in her career but, as had been the case throughout her career in those days,...
by admin | Dec 2, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW
Now the rest of the world needs to kick China off the sports circuit, too. The decision by the Women’s Tennis Association to forgo playing tournaments for the benefit of the Party-State is a prescient and powerful move that ought to trigger a broader moral blockade....
by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tennis legend Maria Sharapova has advised US Open winner Emma Raducanu to “enjoy every single moment” of her new-found success. Raducanu was propelled to international stardom in September after becoming the first ever qualifier, male or female, to earn a...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Every now and then, China’s Communist insiders, in their frantic attempts to shield themselves against international criticism, inadvertently let slip what truly scares them. So it was recently in the tragic case of Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who disappeared...
by admin | Nov 28, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to the WTA who’s stance on the disappearance and treatment of tennis star Peng Shuai makes it a leader for human rights. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to US Soccer who failed to take action against...
by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Having parted ways with Andrew Richardson shortly after winning the US Open at Flushing Meadows, Raducanu’s search for a new coach became a hot topic in the tennis community. The hunt came to an end at the beginning of November when she confirmed that the experienced...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
On a recent episode of Victoria Secret’s VS Voices podcast, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka expressed her frustrations with the discriminatory behavior that women face in pro sports. Back in 2018, as we previously reported at The Root, Osaka faced off against Serena...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The 2021 tennis season is officially over, and what a year it was. From history-making quests to the emergence of what looks to be the next generation of superstars, this season was one to remember. Even with the absence of household names such as Venus and Serena...
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