It's Different for Girls

Media Coverage for Women's Sport

FFA sells out Matildas

Chris Dutton of the Canberra Times reports: Gender inequality, financial constraints or just laziness, it doesn’t matter which way you look at it, all the signs point to a huge … Continue reading

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Support for Women in Sports

Women athletes in Fiji and around the world are still trying to find their place in the typically masculine domain of sport. Without funding support, political will and solidarity from … Continue reading

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Conner has seen tremendous growth in the sport she loves

Becky Taylor of The Tifton Gazette reports: Julie Conner has only directly experienced girls basketball governed by the same rules as boys. In her eyes, though, the game has gone … Continue reading

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Half the Road: Showcasing the pitfalls of women’s professional cycling

Pro cyclist and author Kathryn Bertine is releasing a documentary that explores cycling’s gross inequalities. The biggest fans of women’s cycling are the women cyclists themselves. They are also their … Continue reading

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A league of their own: Women’s Indoor Football League coming to the Capital City in 2014

There’s no doubt football is king in America. Whether it’s high school on Friday nights, college on Saturdays or NFL on Sunday, the entire Southeast practically shuts down three days … Continue reading

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Delanian has big dreams for women’s basketball

Jeremy Nitta, Sports Associate Editor of the Kaleo Voice reports: Laura Beeman, the head coach for the University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team, has often stressed a need for growth … Continue reading

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Women’s basketball needs to work to earn an audience

Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post reports: If your TV clicker skipped right past a WNBA game, one reason may have been that you mistook it for rugby — unless … Continue reading

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Why are female footballers still struggling for funding?

Women’s football teams in the West Midlands have hit out at the lack of funding they receive compared to their male counterparts, despite sometimes bringing in better results. West Bromwich … Continue reading

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Hesse keeping the flame alive for women’s sports

Chris Bassnett of News-Leader.com reports: Coaching athletes always has been one of Holly Hesse’s strengths. Honored this spring for her 25th year of coaching softball at Missouri State, Hesse is … Continue reading

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Settlement Calls for More Attention to Women’s Sports at Quinnipiac

Kathleen Ramunni of the Hamden Patch reports: Quinnipiac University will spend more money, allocate more scholarships and improve the infrastructure used by the school’s women’s sports teams under a settlement reached … Continue reading

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