Ep #275: How women wrestlers in India fueled the nation’s #MeToo movement
Jun 6, 2023 ·
20m 38s
Welcome back! Content warning: Today’s episode contains discussion of sexual assault. On today’s The GIST of It pod, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig into a story from India,...
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Welcome back!
Content warning: Today’s episode contains discussion of sexual assault.
On today’s The GIST of It pod, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig into a story from India, where women wrestlers are protesting amid allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation by the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.
El and Steph chat through all the details in this lengthy, infuriating story before zooming out to discuss how the political climate in India might impact this case, along with this situation’s similarities to China’s response to Peng Shuai’s 2021 allegations.
Thank you to SportChek for sponsoring today’s episode! Grab everything you need to stay active this summer by heading over to SportChek.
Show notes:
Ep #127: Sports and censorship in ChinaEp #132: An update to the Peng Shuai story: the WTA is taking a standEp #137: The latest on COVID-19 in sports and tennis star Peng Shuai
More on The GIST: Subscribe: thegistsports.com/subscribepodTwitter: @thegistpodEmail: pod@thegistsports.com IG: @thegistca @thegistusa
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Content warning: Today’s episode contains discussion of sexual assault.
On today’s The GIST of It pod, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig into a story from India, where women wrestlers are protesting amid allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation by the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.
El and Steph chat through all the details in this lengthy, infuriating story before zooming out to discuss how the political climate in India might impact this case, along with this situation’s similarities to China’s response to Peng Shuai’s 2021 allegations.
Thank you to SportChek for sponsoring today’s episode! Grab everything you need to stay active this summer by heading over to SportChek.
Show notes:
Ep #127: Sports and censorship in ChinaEp #132: An update to the Peng Shuai story: the WTA is taking a standEp #137: The latest on COVID-19 in sports and tennis star Peng Shuai
More on The GIST: Subscribe: thegistsports.com/subscribepodTwitter: @thegistpodEmail: pod@thegistsports.com IG: @thegistca @thegistusa
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