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The debate over equal pay in pro sports has continued for decades. "Everyone thinks women should be thrilled when we get crumbs. I want women to be able to have the cake, the icing, and the cherry ...
This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen. Sasha Cohen Ellen van Dijk Hagar Finer Sarah Hughes Giselle Kañevsky Morgan Pressel Irina Slutskaya Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer
Excluding women's sports from the media makes it much less likely for young girls to have role models that are women athletes. [208] According to Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota 40% of all athletes in the United States are women but women's sports only receive about 4% of sports media coverage ...
Collabstr analyzed data from SponsorUnited to rank the athletes in women's sports whose social followings grew across all platforms the most over the last year. The report analyzes social media ...
This factor may affect the media coverage of female athletes. Despite greatly increased participation of women in sports, over the years media coverage of female athletes has remained unchanged. [20] It has been argued that visibility of women's sports in media is necessary for its advancement and is a determining factor in closing the gender ...
I was thrilled girls teams representing Wichita and Kansas win national championships, but it really lifted my spirits to see them get publicity. | Commentary
College women's track and field athletes in the United States (245 C) D. Female decathletes (1 C, 2 P) Female competitors in athletics with disabilities (1 C, 34 P)
Female athletes made their debut at the modern Olympics in 1900 but were limited to a few sports deemed suitably ladylike, such as golf and croquet. As recently as the 1984 Los Angeles Games, men ...