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Topic: Advocacy - October 24 2021
What the Olympics Taught Us About the Sexploitation of Women Athletes

The 2016 Olympics highlighted the clear sexism in commentating, uniforms and even the regulations of many sports. Five years later, how far did we come in the fight against the “sexploitation” of women athletes in the Tokyo Olympics? Here are three lessons we can learn from these Olympics.

By: Zosia Bulhak

VIS Creator™

& Caitlin Haworth, MS

VIS Expert™

Topic: Advocacy

October 24 2021

As women athletes, we’ve known for a long time that sports coverage is not always fair. Women’s sports are only given four percent of air-time, and even when mentioned, the commentary mostly revolves around the athletes’ appearances and private lives, rather than their incredible capabilities as competitors. Here are some lessons we’ve learned from the coverage of Tokyo 2021:  Lesson one: We need fair language. The very language commentators use to...
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