Michelle Sturino Talks Gender Bias & Sexual Inequality in Toronto Sports Media
On August 10th, after over 15 years in the sports broadcast world in Toronto Michelle Sturino took to Twitter announcing she had enough.
"Whatever you think or believe about how far we have come as an industry/society in terms of equality simply isn’t true. Sexism and gender bias are still prominent.”
Tired of being treated differently and generally fed up with the lack of progress in the male dominated world Michelle typed her goodbye. It wasn't only gender bias that bothers Michelle. additionally she feels that mostly only woman of a certain look get picked and advance:
"I know I have been passed over because I don't fit a certain mold. I'm 5'9 with an athletic build that intimidates most so I don't match a B.S. stereotype of what a woman should look like. We come in all shapes and sizes and are not represented as such."
Who is to blame for where we are according to Michelle?:
"The sports media industry (much like most industries in N.A.) is run by insecure middle aged men who have a narrow minded idea of beauty and are scared of change. But guess what? Change is inevitable."
Michelle sat down with Jonah Sigel to talk about her story, her mission and what she hopes happens now.