Power Plays

Power Plays

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A no-bullshit newsletter about sexism in sports.

Power Plays is surely a powerful newsletter about women's sports. Lindays goes to the core of inequality, sexism, abuse, and censorship that is going on behind the scenes. She writes detailed analyses, interviews top athletes and reporters, and gives all the professional coverage that women's sports deserve. There is a lot of injustice going on and Lindsay is here to help bring light to it all by creating a movement to improve coverage and the women’s sport itself. Expect topics like inside the 'culture of fear' of global gymnastics, homophobic NWSL owners, and disrespectful coverage of women at the Olympics.

If you want to know more about women's sports and the issues the leagues face, subscribe to Power Plays for incredible sports coverage and in-depth analysis of Women's sports.

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Lindsay Gibbs is a freelance sports reporter who previously wrote for ThinkProgress, The Athletics, and The Ringer and has been featured on ESPN, the Washington Post, and New York Times among many others. She’s also a co-host of Burn It All Down, a feminist sports podcast. Lindsay started the newsletter because she believes that generic media is in trouble and there is a lot of inequality in women’s sports.

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The Power Plays newsletter is being distributed for free. You'll receive an issue every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday but miss out on all the fun that's happening in paid community channels. 

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The paid subscription to the Power Plays newsletter costs $8 a month. The membership gives you access to the Slack channel where the community gets together to watch women's sports live and chat about it in real time. And the cherry on top? There's a monthly book club! 

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