by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Former U.S. Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert, who led the women’s team to a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Games, killed himself Thursday after he was charged with sexual assault and human trafficking in relation to acts that occurred at a Michigan gym he owned...
by admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
In her final year guiding the U.S. women’s national soccer team, Jill Ellis earned a $200,000 bonus for winning the 2019 World Cup and almost $750,000 overall, the highest amount for the coach of that acclaimed program but still well behind recent men’s leaders. Read...
by admin | Feb 22, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
A day after Rudy Giuliani appeared on a podcast and shared an inappropriate story about Michelle Wie West, the LPGA player took to social media to express her disgust with the former New York City mayor. Wie West on Friday called it “unsettling to hear of this highly...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Washington Spirit on Wednesday announced the addition of a high-profile group of investors representing sports, business and politics, including Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush Hager. The daughters of former U.S. presidents were joined by 40 other new investors,...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | #MeToo, Leadership, SEW
The selection of Seiko Hashimoto as president represented an abrupt turn after the Olympic committee had apparently intended to name another man in his 80s. Bending to intense criticism from abroad and social media activism at home, the Tokyo Olympic organizing...
by admin | Feb 18, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
Shortly after dismissing the team’s general manager, the Mets also fired Ryan Ellis, a hitting coordinator whose inappropriate behavior was first reported in 2018. The Mets said in a statement on Wednesday that the case had been investigated at the time and Ellis was...
