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.-
September 23, 2021
Lizzie Deignan blasts Patrick Lefevere on ‘I’m not the welfare’ comments toward women’s cycling
Lizzie Deignan (Great Britain) has spoken out against Patrick Lefevere's controversial remarks concerning women's cycling in an interview with members of the media ahead of the UCI Road World Championships in Flanders, Belgium. The Deceuninck-QuickStep boss stated that he is 'not welfare' and that he had 'no experience, time, money or desire to invest' in women's...
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September 22, 2021
Patagonia signs statement denouncing Texas abortion ban
Patagonia is once again in the news for making its social and political values known—this time, in the form of opposition to the new Texas state law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The company co-signed a statement with more than 50 other U.S. businesses denouncing the law...
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September 22, 2021
Texas bill to limit transgender athletes’ participation in school sports passes Senate, heads to House
A Texas bill to require transgender student-athletes to compete only in sports that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate passed in the Texas Senate by a 19-12 vote. The bill now heads to the House. Senate Bill 3 does make one exception: allowing biological girls to play...
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September 20, 2021
Climber Johanna Farber receives apology after inappropriate images were aired during World Championships
The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has apologized to Austrian climber Johanna Farber after inappropriate images of her were broadcast during the World Championships in Moscow. Multiple media outlets reported that the event's broadcaster aired a close-up replay of Farber's bottom during the boulder semifinals last week, prompting the sport's...
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September 20, 2021
More than 500 female athletes calling on Supreme Court to rebuff Mississippi abortion law
More than 500 current and former female athletes urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reject a Mississippi law that would prohibit abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In an amicus brief filed Monday, the athletes cite the importance of "bodily integrity and decisional autonomy" to their individual careers and women's sports as...
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September 16, 2021
What Should the Next 50 Years of Women’s Running Look Like?
Olympian Molly Huddle charts a course for continued progress. Women distance runners in the 1960s and ’70s had to expend a lot of time and energy creating the race, seeking training information and coaches, or fighting for their spot in a men’s race. The sport was only for those bold...
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September 15, 2021
It’s Time To Make Sport More Inclusive And Diverse
Choices that are made on diversity, both on and off the field, track or pitch, affect more than players and fans – as important as this is. Not acting on diversity and inclusion could put sponsorship deals on the line or risk losing funding from ESG-conscious investors. But where can...
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September 15, 2021
U.S. Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts
The U.S. Soccer Federation said it had offered identical contract proposals Tuesday to the players’ associations for the men’s and women’s national teams, and the governing body said it would refuse to agree to a deal in which World Cup prize money is not equalized. AP
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September 9, 2021
Report: Taliban has banned women’s sports in Afghanistan
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s SBS TV has quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying that women’s sports — and women’s cricket specifically — will be banned by his group in Afghanistan. “In cricket, they might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered. Islam does not allow...
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September 6, 2021
Stephens receives more than 2,000 messages of racist and sexist abuse following US Open defeat
American tennis player Sloane Stephens says she has received over 2,000 messages of racist and sexist abuse after her third-round defeat to Germany's Angelique Kerber in the US Open. The 28-year-old, who won the 2017 title, posted examples of the messages on her social media, which included violent threats. insidethegames
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September 2, 2021
USA Gymnastics reaches proposed $425 million agreement with committee representing Nassar abuse survivors
The settlement are for survivors of abuse by disgraced former team doctor Larry Nassar, around 500 gymnasts, who were abused under the guise of medical treatment. Nassar is serving a life sentence in prison as a convicted serial sex offender. Inside the Games
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August 26, 2021
Athletes who have fought for equal pay in women’s sports
Read more about these 13 athletes/groups that have fought for equal pay. How many can you guess? Insider
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August 24, 2021
Women soccer players leave Afghanistan on evacuation flight
Afghanistan women’s national soccer team players are among a group of more than 75 people evacuated on a flight from Kabul. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Players from Afghanistan women’s national soccer team had an “important victory” on Tuesday when they were among a group of more than 75 people evacuated...
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August 20, 2021
Hailey Davidson begins quest to become first transgender woman to earn LPGA card at Q-School
Davidson, who earned a scholarship to play on the men’s team at Wilmington University, an NCAA Division II school in Delaware, before transferring to the men’s team at Christopher Newport, an NCAA Division III school in Virginia, begins her journey toward trying to become the first transgender player to earn...
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August 18, 2021
Gatorade Endurance Survey Finds ‘Safety Concerns’ As Primary Barrier For Minority Entry Into Endurance Sports
CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gatorade Endurance released results from a survey* designed to identify and understand the barriers minority athletes (specifically People of Color, Black, LGBTQ+ and Disabled) face when considering participation in endurance sports, and how to overcome these barriers. Among the key findings, safety concerns – i.e., getting injured, hate...
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August 17, 2021
Afghan Female Athletes Lament Taliban Takeover: ‘The Show is Over’
The safety and rights of Afghan women—including those who play sports—have come into sharp focus as the Taliban rapidly gains control of Afghanistan’s government. Many women players and coaches in Afghanistan “are on the run,” said Khalida Popal, founder and former captain of the Afghan women’s soccer team and director of Girl Power...
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August 15, 2021
Billie Jean King Wants Athletes to Follow the Money
You can draw a line from the one-dollar contract that Billie Jean King and eight other players signed, in 1970, with the publisher and promoter Gladys Heldman, to form a separate women’s tennis tour, and the three million dollars that Naomi Osaka took home for winning the 2020 U.S. Open—the same amount...