"economic-empowerment-through-soccer" Articles & Blogs:
The commodification of female empowerment
| Have daughters supplanted sons as the repository of hope in tough economic times?
New York Times contributor Peggy Orenstein has noticed a trend across a whole range of sectors over the last several months from big-box stores to high-end fashion to wirel...[Read on] |
Argentinian soccer, not just for boys...
| I thought everyone in Argentina was practically born dribbling a soccer ball between their feet. Silly me, what I meant to say was that everyone who is a boy is weaned on soccer. Girls, it turns out, are not necessarily welcome in the sport in that soccer...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Reese Witherspoon
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For continuing to raise awareness about domestic violence worlwdie through her partnership with Avon. Her work has already raised $4 million through the Women’s Empowerment Bracelet.
This week she announced the addition of a Women’s Empowe...[Read on] |
The Girl Effect in Africa.
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Last week was the World Economic Forum on Africa with a critical focus on the role of girls in the economic development of Africa. The World Economic Forums are a series of convenings led by a Swiss non-profit of the same name. Their platform focuses on t...[Read on] |
Nawal El Moutawakel on education of women and girls
| LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications
TAMPA/NEW YORK, Sept 22: IOC Executive Board member Nawal El Moutawakel was speaking out at the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit being held in New York to support of education for women.
The Olympian i...[Read on] |
Vote today! 13 ways you can change the world through sports
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… as if you needed ideas.
Today is the last day you can vote for your favorites in the Sport for Change contest finalists run by Nike and Ashoka. This post contains links to the finalists, as well as some social media they’ve shared with the world.
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Soccer: Remembering the women
| I have not watched one second of the men's World Cup. And yet it seems to be the only thing I can blog about these days. (I do have a post coming about working out in skirts--so stay tuned for something non-soccer. Not that there's anything wrong with...[Read on] |
Video: Play Soccer So They Can
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If you play soccer or are a fan, you know why it’s called the Beautiful Game. Soccer is a global language that has the power to unify people. Last weekend, a group of players got together in Los Angeles so that others around the world can have the o...[Read on] |
All-Women Public Transportation in India
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Tired of sexual harassment in the form of pinches, stares, taunting, groping, and catcalling, Indian women now have access to all-women commuter trains, dubbed the Ladies Special, in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta.
India would seem to be a count...[Read on] |
WNBA’s economic struggles
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The economy isn’t just hurting the everyday blue- collar workers, it’s also hurting the future of professional women’s basketball.
It was brought to my attention by a friend to take a look at an article released on ESPN.com today, in regards to the ...[Read on] |
75th Anniversary of Women's Jeans
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Hailing itself as the inventor of women's jeans, Levi's celebrates the 75th anniversary of women in denim.
First introduced to male laborers in California in the 1850's, jeans became a symbol of empowerment for women as an alternative to more feminine c...[Read on] |
Catching Up With Single Mothers
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by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Senior Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
In today's NY Times Bob Herbert highlights the increasing economic anxiety American families are facing. New analysis shows that economic security, the knowledge that yo...[Read on] |
Economic Data on Women Show More Than Meets the Eye
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by Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
Here at the National Women’s Law Center, we make a point of looking deeper than the economic headlines because they may not capture the whole story. Last week, we wrote about how...[Read on] |
The Pill at 50: A Matter of Economic Health, Too
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by Val Vilott, Outreach Associate,National Women's Law Center
The women’s rights movement has much to celebrate this year—it’s the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill, as we might have mentioned before. On the pill’s golden anniversary, we...[Read on] |
WB sells Supergirl the brand but not the movie
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Usually when you read a story in Variety about merchandising, it’s about how a studio is going to create merchandising tie-ins for an upcoming film.
Now it looks like Warner Brothers’ consumer products division is going to by-pass the theatres and se...[Read on] |
Academics Put Japan's Hostess Culture in Context
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Check out this interesting round up of responses to the controversial New York Times article on Japan's hostess culture. In the original article, the following phenomenon was explored:
with that line of work, called hostessing, among the most lucrative j...[Read on] |
Geena Davis goes to the UN
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Geena Davis seems to be one of the only women in Hollywood consistently speaking out on the issues of women and girls.
Yesterday, she was at the UN talking about the media and its effects on girls.
The money quote:
If we have such devaluing and disem...[Read on] |
“To Japan With Love” Concert to Feature Yoko Ono and Patti Smith
| Patti Smith and Yoko Ono will perform Tuesday night in Manhattan to raise funds for Japanese relief. Photographs from PatrickMcMullan.com.
Tuesday night, Manhattan’s Le Poisson Rouge will host “To Japan With Love,” a benefit concert featuring avant-...[Read on] |
Nora and Delia Ephron — Love, Loss and What I Wore
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Nora and Delia Ephron
This week I spent some time in the world of the sisters Ephron — Nora and Delia. First, I saw their show – Love, Loss and What I Wore (which is breaking box office records at the West Side Theatre and it has been extended into...[Read on] |
Take a Knee: Teen Girls Talk B-Ball, Leadership, Life
| By Laura Pappano
Because we can all benefit from hearing serious young female athlete voices, we connected with three talented basketball players who just finished nine days at the summer academy run by the non-profit SportsChallenge Leadership & Edu...[Read on] |
Whip It: A great female empowerment story
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Whip It is not deep. It's not complex. It's not going to revolutionize filmmaking. Whip It is just a great female empowerment story with a simple but strong message that's also a lot of fun. And at a time when a lot of mainstream movies targeted at young ...[Read on] |
Economic Data Show Women Facing Continued Hardship
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By Valerie Norton, Policy FellowNew data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms continued job loss and economic hardship – a story that has become all too familiar over the last year. Overall, unemployment rose to 9.8% and 263,000 job...[Read on] |
Girls sports DO make money
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Contrary to popular belief, a new article in the NYTimes highlights a trend among youth sporting events--girls events tend to draw more crowds and bring in more revenue than boys events.
The article is comparing traveling teams and tournament sporting e...[Read on] |
Soccer mom Joy Fawcett takes center stage
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Soccer hall of famer Joy Fawcett
The ultimate soccer mom reached the pinnacle of her sport Sunday.
“In my life, I’ve had two dreams: To play soccer at the highest level and to be a mother,” former United States Women’s National Team standout d...[Read on] |
Our Game Magazine published by women soccer players
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A new women’s soccer pub, Our Game Magazine, was launched with some fanfare this week. Founded by Khaled El-Ahmad, Our Game is a women’s soccer magazine created by current and past players for players and fans all around the world.
With the mission ...[Read on] |
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