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Us women’s national team

NFL Players Can Sexually Assault and Play The Next day; But, Cheerleaders Can’t Wear Sweatpants In Public.

2018-05-16
By: Erin Konheim Mandras
On: May 16, 2018
In: Blog

As a former Division I female student-athlete, I experienced gender discrimination my entire life. I was teased often because of my passion for sports, since it was more of a “boy thing,” and was body-shamed for my strength and athleticism. Sports are about strength and perseverance. I always struggled with the fact that men got to use their muscle and athleticism to fight through sports while women needed to lose their “masculine” muscles and become skinnier and toned. I’d say this is just one example of gender discrimination. But, it keeps going. The pay. We just witnessed the United States women’s national soccer team fightRead More →

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