The NFL recently announced that bags, including women’s purses will not be permitted into stadiums. Instead, the league recommends carrying a Ziploc bag full of your belongings, using a small clutch, or buying a clear team-branded bag.
What woman wants her wallet, feminine products, and medications in clear view of 80,000 of her closest friends? And who came up with this plan?
Could Sarah Thomas be the NFL’s first female referee? (Kens5)
“All I know is, she’s wearing black-and-white stripes and has a hat on,” said tight end Jimmy Graham.
"Growing up, I had to be twice as tough as the boys to play in the neighborhood pickup games. I took my school’s athletic director to task when it was painfully obvious that the boys’ teams were getting better equipment. I certainly wasn’t sheltered from the sting of sexism in this arena."-
Anne Shoup, the associate director for media strategy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, reflects on ESPN’s documentary Let Them Wear Towels, scheduled to air at 8 p.m. tonight as part of the network’s Nine for IX series celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX.
Read How ESPN’s ‘Let Them Wear Towels’ Could Influence Women Who Want To Write About Sports at ThinkProgress