Episode 110 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features

ESPN executive Laura Gentile, the senior vice president of espnW and Women’s Initiatives.

In this podcast, Gentile discusses the mission and business of espnW, ESPN’s first dedicated business built to serve women who loves sports; why Gentile believes espnW can last for the long haul; how ESPN has evolved for women both in front of the camera and behind the scenes women over the past decade; the amount of sexism that exists among sports television and digital viewers; whether espnW is critical enough of women athletes; whether a sports website can succeed if it embraces optimism; what can be done regarding the online venom faced by many ESPN female staffers; the purpose of the espnW annual sports summit; the skill set one needs to be good at field hockey (Gentile was an All-America field hockey player at Duke) and much more.

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