Takeaways from 6th World Conference on Women and Sport (yes, obesity is...
By Laura Pappano During the IWG World Conference on Women and Sport one speaker joked that the formal program was what happened between coffee breaks. The observation was spot on: women sport leaders...
View ArticleAmnesia Bowl: FSU and Winston Catch a Pass, Send Troubling Message on Campus...
By Megan Wood Bowl season is underway and, with it, a surfeit of TV football coverage leading up to the BCS Championship game on Jan. 6 between #1 ranked Florida State and #2 Auburn. In it’s...
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If co-ed youth sport is a Pandora’s Box, then Game On
By Laura Pappano Much of the modern life has evolved — and at breakneck pace — but too many adults in positions of power continue to enforce a maddeningly old-fashioned mindset when it comes to...
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It IS March Madness: Still a Shadow Championship
By Laura Pappano Get ready: For the next few weeks college basketball will be everywhere you turn. Unfortunately, few of the games that will be playing non-stop on screens will feature women’s teams....
View ArticleSport practice is more than prep for play; it’s nation building!
By Mariah Philips It is another dark morning, 4:30 a.m., when I force my feet out of bed and onto the cold hardwood floor. It is time for softball practice and, before that, the pre-practice heating...
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World Conference on Women and Sport: Message from Helsinki is about access...
By Laura Pappano The 6th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport opened yesterday in Helsinki, Finland 20 years after the first gathering in 1994 in Brighton, England produced a declaration calling on...
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Mariam Al Omaira talks barriers and strides for UAE women’s sports
By Laura Pappano If you are a girl in the United Arab Emirates the opportunity to play a sport, to compete, to be part of team faces barriers – but the situation is improving,...
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Sharing the Hardwood: Mixed Sex Ball Plans Excitement and Equity
By Mariah Philips Professional sports have long been segregated by sex, so what happens when men and women play on the same team? In a high-profile sport like professional basketball? We...
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Thai women grab volleyball title; find focus on their looks
By Mariah Philips The elation of a surprise victory is universal – and infectious. The emotion is so powerful that it doesn’t matter where in the world you are, what team it is – or the sex of the...
View ArticlePrize money problem in squash: Women’s purses still petite
Tennis may have long ago recognized that unequal prize money sends a troubling message (and is just wrong), but that other racquet sport — squash — persists in offering different purses based on sex....
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