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‘Yes we exist’ – Black fans view NASCAR’s work to diversify racing

July 17, 2020 By Dan Gelston

“If people look at the sport and see the stars of the sport are representative of different groups, I think it’s just another step toward making the sport feel more open to a larger audience."

NFL’s Rooney Rule to be amended to require more hiring diversity

May 19, 2020 By Al Neal

“What I think has happened is people have said, `Let me interview a minority candidate to satisfy the rule, and then I can get on with this hiring process or hire who I want to,” said...

Women’s sports a likely coronavirus casualty

April 17, 2020 By Anne M. Peterson

Linked to the rising call for gender equity worldwide, women’s sports were enjoying unprecedented attention and support before the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus magnifies silence around sexism and gender inequality

April 16, 2020 By Tim Libretti

Women’s inequality, during the coronavirus, hasn’t been talked about as inequality at all. It’s been talked about in terms of women’s vulnerability and experience of violence.

DeLauro: ‘Woman workers on frontlines’ of coronavirus battle still shorted in pay

April 1, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

Low-paid workers are disproportionately women of color, and for them, they will need to work several more months to make what a white, non-Hispanic man earned last year.