by admin | Aug 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When Simone Biles withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics in July citing mental health as her reason, many people were shocked. But they really shouldn’t have been — Biles was dealing with the overwhelming pressure of both Olympic competition and the public eye as a sexual...
by admin | Aug 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Skateboarding was included in the Olympic Games for the first time at Tokyo 2020. Teenagers dominated the podiums in both the women’s street and park events. The BBC’s Mariko Oi sat down with Japan’s youngest gold medallist – Momiji Nishiya...
by admin | Aug 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Women’s sports associations across Europe have called for the resignation of the presidents of both the international and European handball federations, accusing them of “blatant sexism” for rules that require female players to wear bikini bottoms. The Norwegian...
by admin | Aug 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Alice Dearing, the UK’s first Black Olympic swimmer, wants organizers for the next Games to approve swim caps that better accommodate Black hair. Dearing is one of four Black people who set up the Black Swim Association in the UK, which aims to make swimming more...
by admin | Aug 10, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The uneven bars began, like all of women’s gymnastics, as a balance event, meant to showcase some flexibility and a lot of ladylike panache. In the subsequent century, however, it grew closer to its distant male cousin, the high bar, evolving into a poetry of nonstop...
by admin | Aug 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Jordan Larson is in an “elders group chat.” The members list is a who’s who of American volleyball excellence. And in the weeks, days, even hours leading into Sunday’s Olympic gold medal match, as Larson, 34, cried more than ever before, struck by the emotion of the...
by admin | Aug 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Between them, they boast six Olympic gold medals, two FIFA World Cups, and four WNBA titles, to name just a fraction of what the duo has achieved in their individual careers. But the two elite-level athletes aren’t just icons in their own right – they are a...
by admin | Aug 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It was the women who pushed the United States to the top of the gold medal table in the final hours of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. And it was the women who contributed most of the American success in ways they hadn’t before. Of the 113 total medals Team USA won in...
by admin | Aug 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s water polo team has won gold for the third Olympics in a row, handily beating Spain in the gold medal match thanks to aggressive offense and a goalie who made block after block. Ashleigh Johnson, the first African American woman to make a U.S. Olympic...
by admin | Aug 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Sport appeal, not sex appeal. That was the message of the IOC at the start of Tokyo 2020, proudly detailed in their “portrayal guidelines” for gender-equal representation in sport. The guidelines advise: “Avoid passive, sexy imagery of sportspeople which reinforces...
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