Sports and politics have long been intertwined. With the 2018 Winter Olympics in full swing, athletes—especially female athletes—are speaking out.
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It Stops Now: Justice Has Finally Been Served to Larry Nassar’s Victims
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentenced Larry Nassar, a now-disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor accused of sexual assault and abuse by over 160 girls and women, to up to 175 years in prison—telling him she had “just signed [his] death warrant.”
Strong is the New Pretty
In a time of fear and cynicism, it’s easy to feel powerless. But we could do this one thing—we could watch and hope, listen to the anthems, celebrate the warriors.
10 Women Who Made Olympic History in Rio
65 new Olympic and 19 world records set at the 2016 Games. Many of those new records – as well as some Olympic firsts — were achieved by women.
Claressa Shields is Another Olympian Breaking Boundaries for Women and Girls
Women’s boxing will not even be televised on most channels, and fans have to find the matches online. But this stigma won’t stop Shields. After all, she is a fighter.
Seeing Women Slay Matters
Women’s victories, in Rio and in U.S. politics, have elicited at least one shared reaction—that they will inspire future generations of women and girls to compete. But does—and will—it work?
WATCH: During the Olympics, Activists Demand Equal Pay for Equal Play
An ad airing on television stations during the Olympics and set to appear on major sports websites calls for equal pay for equal play on behalf of the U.S. Women’s National Team soccer players—and all women athletes who are still fighting for equal footing.
Record Numbers of LGBT Olympic Athletes Compete in a Troubled Brazil
The Rio Olympics represent a strange contradiction: Thanks to increasing tolerance, an unparalleled number of openly LGBT athletes are gathered to compete in a country experiencing amidst an ongoing human rights crisis.
Before the 2016 Games Begin, Look Back on These 10 Olympic Milestones for Women
As the 2016 Summer Olympics kick off in Rio, let’s taking a look back at the history of women’s participation in the events.
From Russia With Hate: Pussy Riot Resists Injustice
Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova may have been freed from jail late last year, but they are far from winning their battle against Russian injustice.