Tighten those helmets, lace up those skates and grab your hockey sticks. Girls and women did just that on Sunday, and headed to The Pavilion in Bend for the third annual Girls and Women Have the Edge hockey event. It was an opportunity for dozens of girls and women ages 5 and up to came together on
Her career was as impressive as it was improbable. Lisa Lane, who passed away Feb. 28 at the age of 90, was a fierce competitor at the chessboard, a two-time U.S. women’s champion in 1959 and 1966 and a media sensation in an age when her sex, her drive to succeed and even her attractiveness sometimes seemed to work against her in a way that never burdened her male rivals.
Caitlin Jenner has announced her support for a local Long Island bill effective immediately banning transgender women from competing in women's sports. The ban applies all sports, including college level, but does not include co-ed teams or cases where biological females wish to play men's sports. The New York Civil Liberties Union has announced a lawsuit, saying the policy violates the state’s civil and human rights laws
Female athletes are taking a stand against the NCAA. Sixteen female college athletes who compete in sports such as swimming, track, and soccer are suing the NCAA over its transgender athlete policy. The athletes claim that the NCAA allowing men to compete in women’s sports violates Title IX, which bars discrimination based on anatomical sex at schools […]
Members from five iconic UK girl groups united for one epic selfie at Women's History Month event shared to Instagram by Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts, 38, on Friday.
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s important to spotlight women in all industries — and sports is no exception. It’s been more than 50 years since the passing of Title IX, which determined gender equality in education as a civil right. Women’s sports have come a long way since the law was put in This story NYU students continue the fight for women in sports appeared first on Washington Square News.
Georgia Lt. Governor Burt Jones on Tuesday said the Senate Substitute to House Bill 1104 is designed to "protect the rights of women and girls."
Think of the law as something that helps us all, not just journalists.
MINNEAPOLIS — Long lines are expected this week outside A Bar of Their Own, where the 12 televisions will be screening March Madness. Only women's March Madness. And when the NCAA women's basketball tournament isn't monopolizing the airwaves, the bar's TVs will blast women's NCAA softball, women's professional hockey and women's Olympic qualifiers, among many other sports. Capturing a boom in women's sports exemplified by the University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark, bars showcasing only women's...
Citing a Deloitte report that estimates the women’s sports ad marketplace will exceed $1 billion in 2024, GroupM said it will seek out what it calls first-look and first-to-market investment opportunities for several clients.
Written By: Hakim Bigzaad The United Nations Children’s Fund in Afghanistan (UNICEF) says that with the financial support of the European Union, they have created job opportunities and sewing vocational training for 40 young women and girls. On Monday, March 25, UNICEF tweeted that these women and girls can contribute to their families’ expenses through […]
A Manhattan education council is urging New York City Public Schools to ban transgender athletes from female sports teams.