About this episode

The episode discusses Blayre Turnbull's pregnancy as the first in PWHL history and explores the league's maternity policy.

We’re celebrating for all the right reasons today. Blayre Turnbull of the Toronto Sceptres is pregnant, marking the first PWHL player going through pregnancy in the league’s three-year history. It felt like as good a time as any to explore what the PWHL’s maternity policy is and how it stacks up to the rest of the pro women’s sports landscape. Show notes: Check out Jumpstart Canadian Tire charities The GIST: 📰 Newsletter: Subscribe to The GIST ✉️ Email: pod@thegistsports.com 📷 Instagram: @thegistusa @thegistca @ellenatthegist @stephanierotz

People in this episode

Host: The GIST

Topics covered

• motherhood in sports
• PWHL maternity policy
• professional women's sports
• Blayre Turnbull
• pregnancy in sports

Keywords

• Blayre Turnbull
• PWHL
• maternity policy
• professional women's sports
• Toronto Sceptres
• pregnancy

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Organizations: Toronto Sceptres, PWHL, Jumpstart Canadian Tire, The GIST

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