Category: Sports
Division I College Football: What is the Diversity of the Popular American Sport?
Each August, students and supporters from all over the country brace for the start of the college football season. College football is one of the…
US Women’s National Soccer Team: How The Fight for Equal Pay Continues
In July 2019, the US Women’s soccer team (USWNT) won the World Cup against the Netherlands. The team cemented their names in the history books…
Disparity in Professional Sports: The Fight for Equal Pay in Tennis
In 2018, Serena Williams faced rising tennis star Naomi Osaka at the US Open in the women’s singles final. According to Signal Al, this match had 1.04…
How Diverse is the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)?
It is impossible to discuss diversity in women’s tennis without mentioning Venus and Serena Williams. Not only have they brought more women of color into…
How Diverse is Men’s Professional Tennis (ATP)?
The game of tennis is beautiful. From the players’ clothing (and audience) to the well-kept courts on display at major tournaments, tennis is visually appealing…
A New Normal: Women Coaches in the NBA
According to the NBA, there have been only 15 women assistant coaches since the NBA was created in 1946. It took many years after the…
Diversity in the NBA: Women Coaches are Making History
The National Basketball Association, known as the NBA, is incredibly popular in the United States and worldwide. A Gallup poll from 2017 found that 11% of pollsters…
Diversity in the NFL: Women Coaches are Breaking Barriers
The National Football League is one of a kind. According to a Gallup poll collected in 2017, [American] football is the most popular spectator sport in…