From Yorkie bars to Olympic podiums, women in sport have always faced more than just the competition. In this episode, Kristin and Laura explore how sport has been systematically shaped to exclude women — and how this exclusion is still happening today.

From overt bans in the 20th century to TikTok trolls and pay gaps in 2025, we unpack:

• Why women were banned from football and basketball for decades

• How media growth aligned with shutting women out of sport

• The myth of “no one watches women’s sport” — and why it's wrong

• Why misogyny thrives in comment sections and boardrooms alike

• What it means to play, coach, and exist in systems never built for you This is a call to name the backlash for what it is — and to keep showing up anyway.

Because every time women step onto the field, they’re doing more than playing. They’re refusing to disappear.

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