Yesterday, Megan Rapinoe and Margaret Purce met with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. Afterward, both Rapinoe and Purce met with the press. As always, Rapinoe was forthright, cutting, insightful, and funny. None of what comes next is to argue against Rapinoe being anything less than a national treasure.… Read more…
“There is no level of status, and there is no accomplishment or power, that will protect you from the clutches of inequality. One cannot simply outperform inequality.” – Megan Rapinoe, testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Reforms on March 24, Equal Pay Day Read more…
I will say it loudly and frequently – celebrate women in sports. They belong in sports. They belong wherever the hell they want to belong. Gender has zero bearing on knowledge about a topic. It has always been a battle for equality, and it should not have to be. And it’s not just athletes. Before […]
“I guess you could say not too many males will say they look up to a woman nowadays,” University of Alabama star running back Najee Harris said at a Rose Bowl press conference. “But I really look up to her for what she does outside of sports.” Read more…
It is uncommon for athletes to publicly advocate for a shift in direction within their daily lives, as it typically means becoming branded as a”trainer killer,” or a excuse-maker. Nevertheless, in regards to politics, it is different. There is the option of the individual in control, or the individual running to substitute them. Read…
This was a lengthy, exhausting, Zamboni fire of annually. And per month, for this issue. And weekly. Read…