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The women the IOC's quest for gender parity left behind
Let's look beyond the quotas and platitudes.
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Lindsay Gibbs
Transphobia is tearing us apart
Some thoughts on last week, and where we go from here.
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Lindsay Gibbs
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The check-in: EMBRACING JOY
Deep breaths.
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Lindsay Gibbs
The WNBA season over. But the showdown is just beginning.
It's not personal. It's business. (For real this time.)
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'A test of my morality as a girl': A Q&A with Melissa Ludtke
Excerpts from my conversation with the trailblazing author of "Locker Room Talk."
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Lindsay Gibbs
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The check-in: Good vibes only edition
The WNBA Finals! The NWSL Shield! Marta! Stewie! Phee! TRAAAAAASSHHH!!
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Lindsay Gibbs
Get out the vote with Natasha Cloud!
A message from the Working Families Party.
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Lindsay Gibbs
#FromtheArchives: Keep Out, Gal Writers
PLUS: Join me on Friday in Greensboro as I talk with Melissa Ludtke about her memoir, "Locker Room Talk!"
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Women's sports must strive for better than equality
Blueprints are fine. Customization is necessary.
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Alex Morgan's groundbreaking goodbye
A reflection on how far we've come, and how far we have to go.
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The Paralympics lag behind on gender equality. Here's why.
"Gender equity has been seen as very divorced from the notion of disability justice."
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The NWSL's new CBA is a game changer for women athletes
There is nothing I love more than labor wins.
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Lindsay Gibbs
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