Archive for #AWSMNow
#AWSMNow The Rainbow Ceiling recap: Five out lesbians discuss their experiences in sports
Pat Griffin, Lisa Howe, Lauren Lappin, Sherri Murrell and Mechelle Voepel in an honest dialogue about what it’s like to be out as lesbians in the sports world.
#AWSMNow: The Rainbow Ceiling webinar now available as podcast for download
On Monday, June 27, AWSM hosted an hour-long discussion about the issue of homosexuality in women’s sports. The panel featured Pat Griffin, Director of GLSEN’s “Changing the Game”, Olympic softball silver medalist Lauren Lappin, former Belmont University soccer coach Lisa Howe (who lost her job after coming out to administrators), Portland (Ore.) State University women’s more »
In commemoration of Pride month, #AWSMNow will host webinar “The Rainbow Ceiling” 6/27 1 p.m EST
In this hour-long webinar, we hope to examine the issue of why the field of athletics remains one in which coaches and athletes feel the need to stay closeted. Why is it still a stigma, why aren’t there more “out” athletes? Why do coaches still feel the need to hide their sexuality, and is all more »
AWSMNow June Webinar 6/27: The Rainbow Ceiling, a conversation about homosexuality in sports
In our June webinar, we pay homage to Pride month and explore the issue of homosexuality in sports.
#AWSMNow: Women in male-dominated sports are making progress, but it’s slow going
Story by Christine Newby, AWSMOnline contributor Loretta Hunt calls it a “constant battle,” especially throughout the past two years. During the Association of Women in Sports Media’s AWSMNow panel discussion, “Women breaking gender barriers,” on April 27, Hunt, one of a select few female reporters covering mixed martial arts, revealed that two years ago, Ultimate more »
#AWSMNow: Women breaking gender barriers on 4/27
AWSMNow: Women breaking gender barriers Title IX has helped to level the playing field But there are still some arenas in sports where women are still struggling to establish themselves in relation to their male counterparts. In the April installment of the AWSMNow free monthly webinar series, the Association for Women in Sports Media presents more »
Founded in 1987, the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) is a worldwide organization of more than 600 women and men (professional and student) employed in sports writing, editing, broadcast and production, PR and sports information.
