How women wrestlers in India fueled the nation’s #MeToo movement
Welcome back!
Content warning: Today’s episode contains discussion of sexual assault.
On today’s The GIST of It pod, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig into a story from India, where women wrestlers are protesting amid allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation by the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.
El and Steph chat through all the details in this lengthy, infuriating story before zooming out to discuss how the political climate in India might impact this case, along with this situation’s similarities to China’s response to Peng Shuai’s 2021 allegations.
Thank you to SportChek for sponsoring today’s episode! Grab everything you need to stay active this summer by heading over to SportChek.
Women’s College World Series primer & MLB Pride Month WTFs
Happy Pride Month!
On today’s episode of The GIST of It, Steph Rotz and guest host Lauren Tuiskula chat through one up and one down from the diamond. The gals start off with a preview of the always thrilling NCAA softball Women’s College World Series (WCWS), where eight teams begin their quest for the natty title today.
Then, after the break, comes the down. MLB’s kicking off Pride Month by making all the wrong headlines, with ongoing controversy surrounding the LA Dodgers’ upcoming Pride Night and a Toronto Blue Jays pitcher sharing anti-LGBTQIA+ posts. A true swing and a miss.
A big thank you to SportChek for sponsoring today’s special episode! For everything you need to keep the girls in your life in the game, head on over to SportChek.
Happy almost–long weekend!
In an episode near and dear to their hearts, The GIST of It co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are digging into the importance that playing youth sports has on girls’ lives…and their futures.
From their own experiences competing to the barriers girls must contend with to play, El and Steph will dive into the game-changing impacts of sports.
Then after the break, the gals celebrate the heroes leading the way by shattering expectations and glass ceilings, before laying out the work still left to do to truly level the playing field.
A big thank you to SportChek for sponsoring today’s special episode! For everything you need to keep the girls in your life in the game, head on over to SportChek.
