ACTIVISM
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about activism within the women's sports industry? Scroll below to view all women's sports activism news.-
March 1, 2022
New training seeks to prevent sexual harassment in the outdoor industry
On March 4, Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center—a Utah-based violence and sexual-assault shelter—will partner with Futures Without Violence in a virtual training seminar - Seekhaven - that will give attendees a toolkit to effectively respond to gender-based violence and harassment in outdoor-industry work settings. Some of the topics discussed...
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February 24, 2022
WNBA players and their unrelenting activism
Collective activism is hard to orchestrate. Getting groups of people to act in concert is challenging enough, even when participants aren’t asked to risk their livelihood. In the aftermath of the podium protest, Smith and Carlos lost everything. One group of sportswomen have continued to overcome the challenges of collective...
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February 23, 2022
Having Kids Mid-Career is now a Viable Option for Female Pro Cyclists
With teams like Trek-Segafredo and Uno-X supporting maternity leave in sport, the culture around giving birth mid-career is changing. The announcement that Deignan would be taking 2022 off to have a second child came with a second piece of news that signals another tonal shift in women’s cycling: her team...
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February 22, 2022
American Women Players Settle Suit Vs US Soccer for $24M
U.S. women soccer players reached a landmark agreement with the sport’s American governing body to end a six-year legal battle over equal pay, a deal in which they are promised $24 million plus bonuses that match those of the men. US News
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February 21, 2022
Women Led Team USA’s Medal Count but Gender Inequity Persists in Olympics
Female athletes on Team USA took home 17 medals, the most by any nation at the winter Games, with 13 from women’s events and four more in mixed-gender competitions. The Olympic Games tend to inspire more coverage of women’s sports than is typically in the mainstream, but the difference in the ways...
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February 19, 2022
One of the themes of the 2022 Winter Olympics: Women supporting women
Sportsmanship is as much a hallmark of the Olympics as winning a medal, endearing athletes to fans (hello, Brittany Bowe!) and searing heartwarming scenes that personify the Olympic ideals of excellence, friendship and respect into memory. But demonstrations of support between fellow women competitors in Beijing have provided a fresh take...
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February 18, 2022
adidas Build Statues in Honor of Female Athletes and Changemakers
The Three Stripes have immortalized their commitment to grow and support women’s sport by unveiling a series of statues representing several trailblazers in the worlds of football, basketball, dance and rugby. Versus
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February 18, 2022
Meet the Incoming All-Ages Sports Bar Celebrating Women in Sports
The Sports Bra will play women’s sports on the TVs, pour beers and spirits made by women, and welcome girls to celebrate potential role models. In 2020, Nguyen watched protest and social activism bloom around the country, especially surrounding representation in various industries. As a woman in food, the reckoning...
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February 16, 2022
Abby Wambach Wants More Women In Charge Of Women’s Sports
The soccer icon is turning that mantra into action with her latest project. Wambach, who sits on Gatorade’s Women’s Advisory Board, is teaming up with the company to launch a new campaign dedicated to equal opportunities in sport. Gatorade’s “Fuel Tomorrow” initiative will include funding for community programs, access to sports...
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February 13, 2022
Even on Olympic stage, Asian American women experience racist abuse
Across two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American women fronting the Games have encountered a whiplashing duality — prized on the global stage for their medal-winning talent, buffeted by the escalating crisis of racist abuse at home. Yahoo Sports
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February 6, 2022
How close are the Winter Olympics to being gender equal?
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, 45% of athletes are women, a Winter Games record. That’s up from 41% four years ago in PyeongChang – and 4.3% at the inaugural Olympic Winter Games in 1924. Beijing will feature the debut of seven new events – one women’s event (monobob) and four...
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February 6, 2022
Peng Shuai, IOC downplay concerns about tennis player’s disappearance after meeting in Beijing
The International Olympic Committee announced that President Thomas Bach has met with Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who was the focus of worldwide outcry when she disappeared from public view last year after allegations of sexual abuse against a Chinese official. Yahoo! Sports
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February 2, 2022
Want a Healthier Running Culture for Women? Start With Girls
Two organizations are working to fix problems in women's running before they start: By doing the work to support girl runners. The Nike Oregon Project, University of Arizona, Wesleyan University, Loyola Marymount University, University of Oregon: All of these professional and collegiate programs have faced allegations of widespread disordered eating...
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February 2, 2022
The WNBA Can’t Ignore Salary Issues
The WNBA has taken several big steps forward in the last year, but its most recent achievement has highlighted the older, more contentious issue of players’ wages — and making it more urgent than ever. Former Spurs assistant Becky Hammon will earn $1 million per season as the Las Vegas...
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January 31, 2022
How Adidas is investing in women in sport as never before
Adidas is significantly ramping up its investment in women’s activewear and athletic footwear, the company said today as it launched a new Impossible is Nothing campaign. The brand says it will invest “more than ever before” in women and LGBTQ+ people in sport, a development that will be reflected both...
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January 29, 2022
Almost 30 Years After Breaking the Ice, Manon Rhéaume Looks at What’s Next for Women’s Hockey
In 1992, Rhéaume became the first woman to play an NHL game when she tended the crease for the Lightning. Nearly three decades later, she’s still inspiring girls to play hockey. SI
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January 26, 2022
Sports Illustrated released its iconic Olympics issue, and all four cover athletes are women
Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, speed skater Erin Jackson, cross country skier Jessie Diggins, and hockey player Abby Roque are the faces of the February edition of Sports Illustrated. And in addition to earning photos on the front of the magazine, all four medal contenders were featured in elaborate cover stories...
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January 8, 2022
The gender balance imperative
Want a healthier business? Take a cue from Cotopaxi and Title Nine: Elevate more women. Outside
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January 6, 2022
Stephanie Case Advocates for Women’s Rights, On and Off the Trail
Since 2014, Free to Run has been Case’s passion project. When she’s not running and training for ultras, or mired in her work as a human rights analyst for the UN, she pours her energy into the nonprofit, which develops female leaders in areas of conflict—specifically Afghanistan and Iraq—through outdoor...
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January 5, 2022
Carlos Cordeiro seeks U.S. Soccer president post 2 years after resigning under pressure sources say
Cordeiro was elected as USSF president in 2018, but resigned nearly two years later amid a backlash to court filings relating to the equal pay lawsuit filed by members of the U.S. women's national team. Cordeiro and the USSF claimed that the women "do not perform equal work requiring equal skill...
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January 3, 2022
The 101 most stunning women’s sports photos of 2021
Sports rebounded from the punishing COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, allowing women's sports leagues, teams, and athletes to enjoy one of their most successful and memorable to date. Getty Images captured it all, so Insider spoke with several of the brand's top sports photographers about how they captured some of the...
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December 29, 2021
UConn settles lawsuit with women’s rowing team; program extended through 2026 season, receives number of upgrades
UConn reached a settlement Wednesday with 12 members of the women’s rowing team who had filed a Title IX lawsuit when the university had eliminated the program amidst budget cutting in the athletic department. As part of the agreement the school has agreed to keep the team through at least...
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December 22, 2021
Salazar’s lifetime ban upheld by SafeSport Center
Track coach Alberto Salazar’s appeal of his lifetime ban for sexual misconduct was rejected by the U.S. Center for SafeSport in the latest, and likely final, defeat of his once-storied career. The 63-year-old Salazar was handed the lifetime ban in July, but appealed the case. His entry in the SafeSport...
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December 22, 2021
The Rise of The Female Sports Director – How Pro Cycling Is Changing
The role of the sports director has traditionally been a male job, even in women’s sport. As world champions Anna van der Breggen and Chantal van den Broek prepare to manage teams, Owen Rogers found out how the sport is changing. Rouleur
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December 17, 2021
Why Did the WTA Risk Everything for Peng Shuai?
Steve Simon didn’t start the year expecting to be in central Mexico in mid-November. But COVID-19 has made improvisers of us all, including the CEO of the WTA Tour. He anticipated closing out the 2021 season in Shenzhen, China, at the WTA Finals, the event from which the Women’s Tennis...