Game Changers

Champions of sport. Champions of causes. Champions period. Here are the bad-ass women who shook up, and are shaking up, the world.

U.S. women’s hockey players look for stability in starting their own league

Nearly 50 years after Congress passed Title IX, female athletes are still scrambling for a fair shot. In hockey, top Americans and Canadians train with their national teams part-time; the rest of the season, they have only a small pro league that offers twice-a-week practices, weekend games and thin salaries.

A celebration of bad-ass women in sports? Bring it on

Will the streaming revolution give women’s sports the coverage it deserves?

Billie Jean King, Nneka Ogwumike and Kendall Coyne Schofield take you inside the fight for equal pay

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  Simone Biles, Kelly Clark and Ashleigh Johnson on the importance of being role models and influencing the next generation

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  Olympians Claressa Shields, Kim Rhode and Ibtihaj Muhammad share their experiences overcoming stereotypes

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  Meet the world’s youngest pro skateboarder

Kerri Walsh Jennings in Hermosa Beach.

(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

A unique moment in history? ‘Women athletes are doing what needs to be done’

Female athletes still face significant barriers. The Times asked a sample of players, coaches and administrators to discuss the pressing issues of the day.

Will the streaming revolution give women’s sports the coverage it deserves?

McNamara: For this soccer mom, joining the club was a decade well-spent

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Credits

Photography: Christina House
Photo editing: Sammy Jo Hester, Mary Cooney
Writers: Helene Elliott, Mary McNamara, David Wharton, Nathan Fenno, Kevin Baxter, Tania Ganguli, Jack Harris, Victoria Hernandez, Stephen Battaglio, James F. Peltz
Story editors: Alice Short, Mike Hiserman, Kelli Sullivan
Copy editors: Tim Trepany, Evita Timmons, Andre Vergara, Fernando Dominguez, P.K. Daniel, Steve Horn, Nick Leyva, Matt Tustison, Curtis Zupke, Jim Buzinski
Video production: Nani Sahra Walker, Claire Collins
Video thumbnails: Allison Hong
Interactive timeline: Rahul Mukherjee
Production: Courtney Lewis, Christian Orozco, Lora Victorio
Audience Engagement: Fidel Martinez, Adriana Lacy, Christina Schoellkopf, Louisa Frahm
Research: Michael Darling