The Little League World Series is upon us. While we will have to wait until August 28th to find out who the champions of the sandlot are this summer, the qualifying games are already in full swing. But “little leaguers” have been busy all summer, participating in a variety of sporting activities around the globe. [...]
The summer brings warm weather (finally!), outdoor activities, and lots of sports news. What’s new in the world of shrinking of pinking since my last installment? Here are some female-centered sports stories that I’ve been thinking about this past month. 1) Did you see this excellent piece in The New York Times about Babe? No, [...]
I must admit that as a child I was known to wear skorts. I’ve never been a big shorts person, so skorts were a good compromise. Seems like they work well for some athletes as well. Not for most female badminton players though. May brought more attention than usual to the sport of badminton after [...]
This edition of Shrinking and Pinking starts with the shrinking component– though with a focus on the shrinking of athletes’ ages, not the clothes they wear. Have you heard about Baerke van der Meij? Van der Meij has become a YouTube star for his soccer skills. Based on that video the Dutch soccer club VVV-Venlo [...]
This was syndicated on BlogHer on April 26, 2011 as “Don’t Let My Stilettos Fool You. I Still Want to Win.” Check it out HERE! New female sports heroes alert! Continuing my “Shrinking and Pinking” series I started last month… Number one on the list? Desi Davila. Davila finished second in the Boston Marathon on [...]
This was syndicated on BlogHer on April 11, 2011 as “Athletic Barbies and Real Women in Sports.” Check it out HERE and see some more great images! A few weeks ago I wrote about shrinking and pinking. What’s that? It’s how a many athletic clothing and gear manufacturers make products for women– they simply shrink [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about women’s sports lately, so when Amazon delivered Mina Samuels’ new book, Run Like a Girl: How Strong Women Make Happy Lives, I started reading right away. In no time I’d learned something new about women’s athletics– “shrinking and pinking.” What does the term mean? It’s how a lot of [...]
After getting some feedback on my blog post on the Iowa State Wrestling Championships, I expanded it into a more complete discussion on Title IX, including a bit on boys playing on girls’ field hockey teams. Check it out on The Huffington Post. Please leave comments and share by clicking through! In related news, I [...]
How much is a victory worth if you didn’t win? On Thursday Cassy Herkelman had to confront this question as she became the first female to “win” a match in Iowa’s state wrestling tournament for high school students. Her opponent, Joel Northtrup, a favorite in the 112-pound weight class, defaulted rather than face a girl [...]
