Archive for the ‘GenNext: Sport Girls’ Category
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
By Katie Culver
You may have such a haul of new toys in your home right now that you have vowed not to purchase another (ever!). But chances are, you will.
Like it or not, playthings can create and maintain gender stereotypes. Yet as a parent you want to create a balanced ...
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Monday, January 10th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
Somehow, when Kristine Lilly announced her retirement from soccer last week, it felt real -- and appropriate, both a rarity these days among professional athletes trying to figure out if it's time to retire (or not).
Why is that?
Perhaps because she didn't do it impulsively, but took several months ...
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
Part of our job at FairGameNews is to point out inequities. Some (deaf to yammering from the other side) find posts too bold a punch. That’s fine. Debate is good.
There is, however, plenty to get lathered up about (media coverage, urban girls’ access to sports, salaries, scheduling of ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Money, Power & Politics | 1 Comment »
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
Never mind that the crowd in Madison Square Garden – 15,232 the second largest in the venue for women’s basketball --- were on their feet in the final minutes chanting “Eighty-eight! Eighty-eight!”
The UConn Women’s Basketball team made it look like just another 31-point win (they beat Ohio State ...
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Thursday, December 16th, 2010
By Wendy Farnen Price
Girls are playing basketball with a level of passion and skill - and in numbers -- we couldn't have imagined a few decades ago (and just think how many more will be inspired to play by UConn's run on UCLA's 1970s-era win streak!).
But a troubling fact remains: ...
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
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By Sarah Odell
I’m not ready to declare this next decade the Era of Women’s Doubles Squash (not yet, at least), but this past weekend was ...
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
I am frankly tired of people justifying sports for girls as a vehicle for improving self-esteem, staving off bad behavior, and improving fitness.
Oh, sure. Sports may do all that. But selling sports in that packaging misses the real power. When you play, you learn to count yourself in.
I ...
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
By Laura Pappano
On Monday, two girls from Teen Voices, a magazine (and website!) aimed at helping urban girls counteract negative media images, interviewed me for an article they are writing about Title IX (and, their passion, women’s basketball).
Hopefully, I helped them some. But, really, they are helping me -- and ...
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Thursday, November 25th, 2010
By Megan Wood
Angela Hucles, who retired just over a year ago, was a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Boston Breakers powerhouse who played with the team during both the WUSA and WPS eras. Hucles, a Virginia Beach native, was named the 2009 Humanitarian of the Year by the U.S. Soccer ...
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
It's nearly election day, an apt time to recognize that -- yes -- sports are political. Not blue state-red state stuff, but equity, status, economic power.
At the New York Athletic Club yesterday, the Wellesley Centers for Women lunch/discussion fed a conversation that energized a room of more than ...
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