Fatma Al-Ghanim, Former Qatar Women’s Soccer Captain, on Her Tribeca Short About Breaking Taboos in Arab Sports: ‘I Couldn’t Avoid Dealing With This Trauma Anymore’

Fatma Al-Ghanim is a Qatari athlete and filmmaker who is breaking new ground for women in the tiny country and in the Arab world at large. In 2010, she captained Qatar’s first-ever women’s national ...

Women’s Sports Aren’t Catching Up. They’re Catapulting Forward.

Women’s sports are redefining fandom through visibility, storytelling, and community. Shelley Zalis explores the future of ...
Forbes

Forbes Unveils First-Ever “Most Powerful Women In Sports” List, Featuring 25 Of The Trailblazers Transforming The Industry, Including Gayle Benson, Caitlin Clark, Michele ...

New York, NY — October 22 — Forbes today announced the launch of its inaugural Most Powerful Women in Sports list, presented by Ally Financial. The new annual ranking honors 25 leaders who are ...

‘I don’t know how I will ever trust anybody again’: The long-term impact of abuse in women’s sport

A new report lays bare the effect of women athletes' abuse by coaches and makes a series of startling recommendations ...

Cote: Serena, Jen Pawol and ongoing fight for women’s equality in sports | Opinion

Serena Williams, making a comeback. Jen Pawol, making baseball history. A tennis player, making a fool of himself. This is ...
Yahoo! Sports

The 2025 Most Powerful Women in Sports Are in a League of Their Own

Everywhere a sport is being played or a fan is looking for a connection to their favorite team or athlete, women are making it possible. From the University of Connecticut women's basketball team ...
Yahoo! Sports

No, trans women don't have inherent advantage over cis women in sports: new study

Transgender women athletes do not have an inherent advantage over cisgender competitors, according to a new study. That’s what advocates of trans inclusion have been saying for years, while anti-trans ...
CNN

Malala turns her fight for equality to women in sports

“For women’s sports to grow everywhere, we have to have a different approach for different places,” Malik told CNN Sports. “And obviously, Recess’ approach is to treat them like a proper business and ...
The Daily Free Press

Let the Games Begin: Women in sports with new events at 2026 Winter Olympics

With new events added, the 2026 Winter Olympics will feature the highest percentage of female athletes in Winter Games history at 47%. Closing the gender gap at the Olympic Games has been long overdue ...
Associated Press

Doubling down on women’s sports coverage

As women’s sports continue to set new records for attendance and viewership, Global Sports Editor Ricardo Zuniga explains how AP is doubling down on its industry-leading coverage of the biggest ...
Purdue University

Prof on how attitudes on women in sports match up in a world of 'It's Dude Time'

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As the women's World Cup soccer tournament begins, a Purdue University sports sociologist is looking to see how mainstream media captures action on the field and enthusiasm in ...

Trump uses Jaxson Dart to make apparent point about biological men playing in women's sports

President Donald Trump joked with New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart about competing in women's sports to make a point ...