NEWS ALERT: International Canoe Federation (ICF) announces they will propose C1 (singles canoe) Women’s Canoe Events for Tokyo 2020 Olympics - for the Sprint and Slalom disciplines. #equalympics #womenscanoe Current Olympic Program has: Sprint: 5 Men's Kayak, 4 … [Read more...]
Is It Really a New Era for Women’s Sport? The International Canoe Federation’s Dirty Little Secret
WomenCAN International participated in the 8th Annual Play the Game Conference in Aarhus, Denmark, October 28-31, 2013. Link to presentation and speech script here. Play the Game’s aim is to strengthen the ethical foundation of sport and promote democracy, transparency and freedom … [Read more...]
Empowerment Through Sport Leadership Conference - Los Angeles 2013
Empowerment Through Sport, founded by two-time Olympic gold medalist Angela Hucles, is an organization providing educational and motivational conferences, workshops, and speaking engagements for girls, their parents, and their coaches. On Saturday, November 2nd, the Empowerment Through Sport … [Read more...]
Real Men Wear Pink: The NFL and Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Photo from 1045theteam.comIt's October, which means it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I wasn't going to write a breast cancer post this year but I turned on the television this morning and there was Michael Strahan showing some pink football gloves and a pink towel that some NFL players don … [Read more...]
It’s Pinktober - Female Athletes Unite Against Breast Cancer
Organizations everywhere are kicking off month-long breast cancer awareness programs. At least half of you know someone who has or had breast cancer. Whether a mom, aunt, grandmother, neighbor, or family friend, breast cancer strikes over 200,000 women a year. Fortunately, with early … [Read more...]
Brandi Chastain Reenacts Iconic Sports Bra Celebration For Charity
A simple black sports bra became an iconic piece of sports fashion during the 1999 Women’s World Cup Final. Brandi Chastain led the United States to victory, after she scored the game-winning goal in a penalty shootout against China. Chastain celebrated by ripping off her jersey to reveal her … [Read more...]
U.S. Women Ski Jumpers eyeing Sochi 2014; aim to raise $100,000 through crowdfunding, annual benefit
PARK CITY, Utah — U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team members aim to raise $100,000 at an annual gala benefit July 18 in Park City, which will serve as the kick-off to their most significant competition season ever. Over the next seven months, team members will be preparing for their … [Read more...]
Champagne on hold amid growing Brazilian protests
Tweet To illustrate how tone-deaf FIFA has truly become in the wake of general mass protests in Brazil, consider this: The unveiling of a special label by Taittinger, the official bubbly provider of next summer’s World Cup, and of the just-completed Confederations Cup, took place as scheduled … [Read more...]
Six Teenage Girls Swimming the English Channel for Charity
What are you doing during your summer vacation? For six English girls, summer means training to swim the English Channel to raise money for charity. They are 6GirlsNoBuoys, and they’ve been practicing in pools to gain strength and in Hyde Park’s Serpentine Lake to adjust … [Read more...]
CBC Special - Women’s Canoeing Should Have Place in Olympics
Canoeing has one of the poorest gender equality ratios of any Summer Olympic sport, and although female kayakers are allowed to compete in both the sprint and slalom disciplines, female canoeists are kept out of the Games altogether. CBC Sports Special: Women's Canoeing Should Have Place in … [Read more...]