What the Rise of Women in Sports Means for Everyone with Ashley Mateo

About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of women in sports, particularly in running, with insights from Ashley Mateo on media representation and trends.

Women account for a majority of the growth in the sport of running over the past few years - and media is catching up with this shift. We sit down with runher magazine’s founder Ashley Mateo to discuss trends and media representation of women in running. Thank you to our sponsors: ✨ Title Nine: Comfortable sports bras that actually fit, from a women-owned company. Use code RUNTOTHEFINISH for free shipping at https://runtothefinish.com/title-nine/ ✨ Probio: NSF-certified, clinically dosed, all-in-one supplement. Use this link for 40% off your order and an additional 10% and free shipping on a subscription. ✨Join us on Patreon.com/treadlightlyrunning or subscribe on Apple Podcasts for special subscriber-only content! Connect with our guest: 🔗 https://www.runhermag.com/ 🌐 https://www.instagram.com/runhermag/ 🌐https://www.instagram.com/ashleymateo/ Tread Lightly Running is hosted and researched by Amanda Brooks and Laura Norris, MSc. Production, show notes, and graphics by Laura Norris. Let’s stay connected: ➡️ Tread Lightly Running Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treadlightlyrunning/ ➡️ Laura Norris Running on Instagram…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amanda Brooks, Laura Norris

Guest: Ashley Mateo

Topics covered

• women in sports
• running trends
• media representation
• sports growth
• female athletes

Keywords

• women in running
• sports media
• running growth
• female representation
• Ashley Mateo

Sponsors

Title Nine, Probio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: runher magazine

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