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Topic: Advocacy - June 21 2025
Why Sports Writing Needs More Women Voices

coverage—it shapes who gets seen, heard, and inspired. In this Q&A, VIS Mentor and professional cyclist Maggie Coles-Lyster breaks down why women are essential to the future of sports journalism, what we lose without them, and how we can help close the gender gap in media.

By: Sophie Steidle

VIS Creator

Maggie Coles-Lyster

VIS Mentor

Topic: Advocacy

June 21 2025

06.21-VIS-Web

Image source: VOICEINSPORT

Sports journalism and writing is a world that men have dominated. We sat down with VIS Mentor and Professional Racing Cyclist, Maggie Coles-Lyster, to talk about how more women can get involved in sports writing and the reasons why the gap between men and women sports journalists has gotten this high. Advocating for More Women Sports Writer It’s crucial to get more women involved in sports writing and to inspire the next generation of sports journalists. “I think that...
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