Some steps,baby steps are beginning to show. I laughed at how the Swimsuit edition of the Sports Illustrated magazine,had a small group of athletes featured. Sports Illustrated which I would imagine would be focused on mainly sports. The swimsuit edition is a wonderful tribute to beautiful woman, that seem healthy and natural. Which is great compared to most bikini models,yet it being a sports magazine I guess I expected MORE stories about women in swimsuits in…well sports.
You, Juliana, ARE a tremendous positive role model for women athletes. I would love to see a major national publication like Bicylcing Magazine feature you and your accomplishments In a well-written feature article.
I realize this article is about women role models in sports, but if you would like to read about women “pushing limits” in the fields of politics, human rights and the environment, then there are some amazing Indigenous women doing incredible things. They are role models for all humans.
“Voices of resistance: Women on the front lines of a continental struggle”
“Across the Americas, and around the globe, Indigenous women are working to restore values of harmony, co-operation, balance, and respect within their communities. They are on the front lines, defending their land, their nations, and life itself from continued acts of colonization. Their resistance is fundamental, not only to the well-being of their communities but to the health of all ecosystems. We could all learn from their example.”
Juliana, it was a privilege to meet you in Australia and I’m so proud of your accomplishment. Keep on pushing the boundaries, sister. A brighter day is dawning for women and we’re making progress.towards a better world. Best wishes for you wherever you roam. 🙂
I wonder….if there is a big difference between North American women and some of the European countries….seriously. In terms of cultural attitudes. North America has a lot of the frontier spirit still in some regions which we are forced to travel long distances because Canada and the U.S. are huge countries!
Hi Jean, yes I have browsed that site in the past, very inspiring! My point in this post was not that there are not women out there doing cool things, such as cycling around different parts of the world. The point was that they ARE out there, we just don’t hear enough about them! We get to read about Kardashian’s baby belly instead of interesting women doing interesting things.
I don’t think, as far as women’s adventure spirit goes, that there is a great difference between Europe and the US/Canada, as the WOW blog demonstrates quite well. It’s a pretty fair balance of women doing things across the world. The imbalance is simply in the media’s projection of them, or lack of it.
Shanti Suttin
March 12, 2013 @ 11:18
Some steps,baby steps are beginning to show. I laughed at how the Swimsuit edition of the Sports Illustrated magazine,had a small group of athletes featured. Sports Illustrated which I would imagine would be focused on mainly sports. The swimsuit edition is a wonderful tribute to beautiful woman, that seem healthy and natural. Which is great compared to most bikini models,yet it being a sports magazine I guess I expected MORE stories about women in swimsuits in…well sports.
Bob Hentrich
March 12, 2013 @ 12:10
You, Juliana, ARE a tremendous positive role model for women athletes. I would love to see a major national publication like Bicylcing Magazine feature you and your accomplishments In a well-written feature article.
Shanti Suttin
March 12, 2013 @ 19:20
I agree Bob.
Juliana
March 12, 2013 @ 12:28
I’d be happy to see more women sports features in general, women adventurists and explorers, even more so.
Shanti Suttin
March 12, 2013 @ 19:21
Precisely!
Perry Bulwer
March 12, 2013 @ 23:31
I realize this article is about women role models in sports, but if you would like to read about women “pushing limits” in the fields of politics, human rights and the environment, then there are some amazing Indigenous women doing incredible things. They are role models for all humans.
“Voices of resistance: Women on the front lines of a continental struggle”
http://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/voices-of-resistance
“Across the Americas, and around the globe, Indigenous women are working to restore values of harmony, co-operation, balance, and respect within their communities. They are on the front lines, defending their land, their nations, and life itself from continued acts of colonization. Their resistance is fundamental, not only to the well-being of their communities but to the health of all ecosystems. We could all learn from their example.”
taylorkaz
May 24, 2013 @ 06:51
Juliana, it was a privilege to meet you in Australia and I’m so proud of your accomplishment. Keep on pushing the boundaries, sister. A brighter day is dawning for women and we’re making progress.towards a better world. Best wishes for you wherever you roam. 🙂
Jean
July 19, 2013 @ 05:38
Are you aware of this blog/web site? http://www.skalatitude.com/p/wow-women-on-wheels.html Enough examples of women cycling far on their own.
I wonder….if there is a big difference between North American women and some of the European countries….seriously. In terms of cultural attitudes. North America has a lot of the frontier spirit still in some regions which we are forced to travel long distances because Canada and the U.S. are huge countries!
Juliana
July 19, 2013 @ 09:10
Hi Jean, yes I have browsed that site in the past, very inspiring! My point in this post was not that there are not women out there doing cool things, such as cycling around different parts of the world. The point was that they ARE out there, we just don’t hear enough about them! We get to read about Kardashian’s baby belly instead of interesting women doing interesting things.
I don’t think, as far as women’s adventure spirit goes, that there is a great difference between Europe and the US/Canada, as the WOW blog demonstrates quite well. It’s a pretty fair balance of women doing things across the world. The imbalance is simply in the media’s projection of them, or lack of it.