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 19, 2022
Olympic snowboard coach Foley suspended by US Center for SafeSport after sexual misconduct probe
U.S. Ski & Snowboard has confirmed head coach Peter Foley will have no contact with the snowboard cross team while he remains under investigation by the US Center for SafeSport over allegations of sexual misconduct. Inside The Games
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March 18, 2022
The Battle for Equity in NCAA Basketball
An extensive report commissioned by the NCAA found inequity is baked into the very fabric of the tournaments. Conducted by Kaplan Hecker & Fink, it found that revenue distribution, contracts, and even the culture prioritize Division I men’s basketball over everything else. Despite this, women’s basketball has grown exponentially. Ratings have...
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March 17, 2022
A Gender Revolution Is Brewing in New Zealand Rugby
One in five rugby players in New Zealand are now women, and their numbers are rising. But persistent stereotypes are proving hard to dismantle. New York Times (paywall)
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March 17, 2022
Nike Invests In Women’s Sport With Athlete Think Tank Initiative
Nike continues its commitment to supporting women athletes with a new initiative called the Athlete Think Tank. The Athlete Think Tank was established so that Nike could hear directly from its elite women athletes from around the world, translating their expertise into valuable insights that improve the experience of girls...
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March 8, 2022
Milestones in women’s history from the year you were born
Stacker dug through historical records and selected inspirational or important moments in women’s history every year from 1919 to 2021. Read on to find out when women in the U.S. and around the world won rights, the names of women who shattered the glass ceiling, and which country’s women banded...
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March 8, 2022
When Will We Finally Stop Commenting on Women Athlete’s Bodies?
Athletes are public figures, and their bodies are foundational to their jobs. It’s easy to home in on aesthetics in order to make sense of how athletes do what they do. But while body composition certainly plays a role, it’s just one of many physical factors. Aerobic capacity, power, strength,...
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March 8, 2022
&Mother Announces New “Changemaker & Mother” Award Program for Athletes and Coaches Working to Advocate towards Gender Equity and Working Motherhood in Professional Sports.
BERKELEY, CA - March 8th, 2022 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - &Mother, a social change nonprofit dedicated to breaking the barriers that limit a woman’s choice to pursue and thrive in career and motherhood, is pleased to announce a new grant program addressing gender inequity in the sports industry related to motherhood....
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March 7, 2022
How the Women’s Sports Network intends to cover female athletes “through a new lens”
Female athletes are set to have a US channel exclusively dedicated to them. Ahead of International Women’s Day, SportsPro caught up with Carol Stiff, the former ESPN executive now serving as an advisor to the Women’s Sports Network, to hear how the free, ad-supported, 24/7 streaming destination plans to provide...
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March 3, 2022
Pro Surfers to Honor ‘Female Heroes’ in Upcoming World Surf League Tour
World Surf League (WSL) is acknowledging International Women’s Day this March with a celebration of inspirational women in sports history. Every single surfer — men and women — in WSL’s upcoming Championship Tour in Portugal will be honoring and celebrating a slew of female heroes on special competition jerseys. Gear...
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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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March 1, 2022
25 women in sports to celebrate for Women’s History Month
In the early nineteenth century women engaging in sport was frowned upon, especially in the United States. As the century rolled on women became more and more involved in physical games and activities. The turning point could be noted as the World War 2 era. As explained in the cult...
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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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February 2, 2022
First Bourn Establishes Futures Fund for U.S. Professional Female Endurance Athlete First-Time Moms
New York, NY – February 2, 2022 /SPORTSWIRE WOMEN/ - First Bourn, a co-operative advocacy and endurance sports venture at the intersection of purpose and profit, has established a college sponsorship program for the endurance sports industry – with a focus on helping professional female athletes fight the #femalepenalty. The fund,...