women in sport Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/women-in-sport/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:49:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 When Makeup Meets Motorsport https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/when-makeup-meets-motorsport/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/when-makeup-meets-motorsport/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:49:42 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=59547 Beauty brands are fuelling the rise of female racing, but how does makeup in motorsports help further the cause?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/when-makeup-meets-motorsport/feed/ 0 Supporting female athletes through ACL injuries: what needs to change? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/female-acl-injuries-support/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/female-acl-injuries-support/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:43:46 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=57774 Female athletes face a persistent problem with ACL injuries, but why is this and what can be done to change it?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/female-acl-injuries-support/feed/ 0 Dina Asher-Smith addresses taboo of periods in sport https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/dina-asher-smith-addresses-taboo-of-periods-in-sport/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/dina-asher-smith-addresses-taboo-of-periods-in-sport/#respond Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:56:59 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=29984 British sprinter, Dina Asher-Smith has been praised for talking about her period after pulling up in the women's 100m final at the European Championships in Munich. Normally a social taboo, Asher-Smith simply claimed that the calf cramp which ruined her chances at gold was down to "girl stuff".

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/dina-asher-smith-addresses-taboo-of-periods-in-sport/feed/ 0 Lionesses’ win reignites PE discourse, but something bigger lies beneath https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lionesses-win-reignites-pe-discourse-but-something-bigger-lies-beneath/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lionesses-win-reignites-pe-discourse-but-something-bigger-lies-beneath/#respond Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:53:52 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=29833 The Lionesses’ recent victory at the Euro 2022 football championships - the first major win for England in 56 years - has filled the news for weeks. It has also led to a spike in discourse exploring the origins of gender inequity in sport, with many - including elite sports players and other celebrities - weighing in to make PE the scapegoat.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lionesses-win-reignites-pe-discourse-but-something-bigger-lies-beneath/feed/ 0 Is the future of sport sponsorship female? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-the-future-of-sport-sponsorship-female/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-the-future-of-sport-sponsorship-female/#respond Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:06:32 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=25570 Up until now, women’s sport has suffered in terms of sponsorship, media and marketing, with male athletes and men’s sport dominating the industry, leaving female teams and athletes as an afterthought. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/is-the-future-of-sport-sponsorship-female/feed/ 0 Sexism in Scottish sports journalism reaches boiling point https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sexism-in-scottish-sports-journalism-reaches-boiling-point/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/sexism-in-scottish-sports-journalism-reaches-boiling-point/#respond Sat, 21 May 2022 21:28:44 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=24532 Woman in Journalism Scotland has launched a campaign advocating for greater diversity among sports reporters, saying that sports journalism “appears to be among the last bastions of misogyny” within the industry.

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