Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
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.
Yes, women are playing -- just not where you will notice them.
Every year, I get excited and whoop up ...
Posted in Basketball, Money, Power & Politics | Comments Off on It IS March Madness: Still a Shadow Championship
Sunday, August 7th, 2011
By Laura Pappano
Back in April, a NYTimes/CBS News poll found that – surprise! – men and women place nearly identical value on sports opportunities for girls in high school.
Asked how important sports were for girls, 68% of men and 74% of women answered “very.” Asked about relative opportunities for girls ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics | 5 Comments »
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 »
Friday, May 21st, 2010
By Sarah Odell and Lindsay Rico
Have you ever considered access to athletics a human right? Do you wonder why it it matters for women to play sports? And, what the heck is Netball?
These are a few of the questions being put forth at the Fifth World Conference on Women & ...
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
By Katie Culver
We have made loads of progress since the 1950’s, but gender inequities persist — first and foremost in the language we use and stereotypes we parents (even Moms!) often unconsciously perpetuate. In celebration of Mother's Day, here are simple things we can do to raise our children to ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Money, Power & Politics | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
By Laura Pappano
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley is making trouble – again -- over the sweet financial deal colleges get as a result of their non-profit status. This time he is picking on federal tax rules that he says give colleges an unfair way to (indirectly) grow investments at taxpayer expense. ...
Posted in Money, Power & Politics | Comments Off on Are colleges businesses or non-profit do-gooders? (Sports suggests a credibility gap)
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
By Laura Pappano
There may be other ways to judge progress, but this year's NCAA Women's DI Basketball Tournament offers signs worth noting:
1. PRESIDENTIAL PICKS. For the first time, President Obama filled out NCAA DI Basketball brackets -- for the women's tournament. (See image at right -- or click here.)
Last year, ...
Posted in Basketball, Money, Power & Politics | Comments Off on March Madness: Barometer of women’s sport progress?
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
By Megan Wood
Documentary filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie's film Kick Like a Girl conveys the empoweringand enlightening experience when a soccer team of 8 and 9-year-old girls plays in the boys division -- quite successfully. After Mackenzie's visit to Wellesley College last week, I spoke with three student athletes about why gender ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, Money, Power & Politics, The Athletes | Comments Off on Parents, some advice: Three DIII athletes talk about youth sports (and, yeah, playing with boys)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
By Megan Wood
Sadly, the LA Sol have been dissolved, leaving one less professional women’s soccer team to inspire young players. But there is a team out there to root for: Utah’s Mighty Cheetahs. This film is not new, but if you haven't seen it or heard about it, watch the ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, The Q&A | 1 Comment »
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Girls playing handball in Bangladesh
By Laura Pappano
Sport is a tool for social, political and economic equality. In Bangladesh -- where girls face routine physical violence, child marriage, and are denied the same access to education as boys -- that couldn’t be more critical. Consider that the country’s ...
Posted in GenNext: Sport Girls, The Q&A | 3 Comments »
