#LikeAGirl: What young girls teach me about the woman I want to be
This past Sunday, I did as I often do, which is get up at an obscenely early hour and drive to the site of a race. Except this time I […]
Category Archives: Gender and Sports
Talking – or not talking – about weight and women
When I was younger and learning the ways in which to conduct myself, one of the rules of etiquette I picked up through osmosis was the understanding that you did […]
I saw the U.S. women’s national soccer team play, and it was everything I’d dreamed of and more
When I heard that the U.S. women’s national soccer team was scheduled to play a friendly against Brazil in Orlando – which is all of 90 minutes away from my […]
WNBA rookie makeup class proves old norms die hard
Confession time: I am 34 years old and I am teaching myself how to do my makeup. Well, that’s not accurate, exactly. I know how to do the most basic […]
Roxy’s disappointing response to the “All Sex, No Surf” controversy
This past summer, Roxy produced a video ostensibly meant to promote a women’s surfing competition but instead ignited controversy when said video appeared mostly to promote the back of top […]
My husband was heckled for running behind me at a race
I competed in my last race of the triathlon season in Siesta Key this weekend, which is sort of a pre-birthday tradition for Brian and me, as this race is […]
Pink makes women less assertive? Really?
To pink or not to pink: are we still asking this question? Evidently we are! Last week, the Guardian published a blog post by Grace Wong in which she asked […]
