Several weeks ago, it appeared 2020 was poised to be the best year in women’s sports ever.
The WNBA had signed a landmark collective bargaining agreement that the league’s commissioner hailed as “a big bet on women.” The NWSL had hired a new commissioner with the chops to capitalize on a global boost of interest in women’s soccer after the 2019 World Cup. And the Olympics were set to serve as a platform to tell the stories of female athletes at the top of their craft.
But suddenly, all that momentum has been forced to a grinding halt.