About
Hear Her Sports is the podcast where female athletes share stories of breaking barriers, speaking up, and living with power and confidence in today’s changing world. Every guest does amazing things.
Elizabeth Emery is a big fan of sports and female athletes. She leaves every interview smiling, super excited, energized, and motivated. She loves introducing their inspiring stories to a larger audience.
Elizabeth is a former professional athlete who has been interested and involved in sports since before the passage of Title IX. In the '90s, she raced bicycles professionally, traveling all over the country and the world. She won the US Time Trial National Championship, a gold medal in the Pan American Games, the Pan American Championships, and the Tour of Japan. She raced in The Tour de France for many years when it was called The Grand Boucle and in multiple World Championships for Team USA.
Through interviews she has access to all these incredible athletes who really serve as co-hosts and are able to speak to listeners in a range of voices.
I'd love to hear from you. Write me at elizabeth@hearhersports.com.
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Launching hear Her sports
The podcast started because I enjoy keeping up on sports and competing athletes. And yet it’s difficult to find anything written about women. I’d look for a while, then give up.
When I moved to Cleveland in 2008 I started following the Cavs. Each year during the finals, when I'd spend many hours watching games, I would kick myself for not spending equal time watching women’s sports. I started debating with friends about reasons for lack of coverage. To be prepared and informed for these discussions I researched. 44% of athletes are women and only 4% of the media coverage is about women.
Listening to the endless stream of manly discussion, call-ins, and chit-chat on the The Fan 92.3 during the Cav's season made it easy to learn about players, teams' strengths and weaknesses, and stats. I wanted that same wealth of information for women's sports. I wondered what kind of sports coverage would keep me interested. What would I like to read and listen to? Someone should really provide that engaging and smart content about women's sports. Finally, I began to imagine how I could be that someone.
· Join me in hearing what exceptional female athletes have to say.
· Tell your friends, colleagues, and sporting partners.
Hear Her Sports values women and girls involved in sports and all female athletes by giving them voice. We value other organizations that support equality in sport. Sports isn't just sports. Equality in sports is equality in possibilities for everyone's future.
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