Ep. 24: Countering Slow-cooked Misogyny: A Coaching Chat w/Cat Peterson

EQ: How can we understand the slow cooked misogyny of male-dominated professions?

Guest: Catherine Peterson, Physics Teacher & Soccer Coach, one of the hosts of Flounders B-Team Podcast and Teachers United “Cat Peterson Award for Courage”

The beloved and fabulous Cat Peterson joins us to talk about working in male-dominated spaces: science education and soccer coaching.  Cat shares her story about...

• Growing up in a small town and the importance of female role models
• Falling in love with soccer and science in high school, college, and beyond
• The intense demands of coaching and teaching at the same time
• The BS she puts up with as a female coach
• Equity issues in soccer and other high school sports - who has access and who doesn’t?
• The overwhelming whiteness in high school coaching

Guilty Favesies:

• Annie: white bread - especially English muffins
• Hope: Ketchup
• Cat: Candy all the time!

Do Your Fudging Homework:

• Annie: Positive Coaching Alliance
• Cat: Find female coaches and follow, retweet them @CM_Peterson
• Hope: Support LHS Girls Soccer by donating from their Amazon wish list

Ep. 19: Twice As Much To Be Considered Half As Good

EQ: How are women’s athletics treated differently than men’s athletics and why does the difference matter?

Guest: Maya Smorodinsky, English Professor at Shoreline Community College and Ultimate Frisbee aficionado.

From basic rules to the difference between "mixed" and not-mixed leagues, Maya breaks down the mysterious world of ultimate frisbee. Most importantly, we talk about the relationship between the sport and social justice including discussing the privilege of male athletes in creating space for sports like ultimate (pro leagues), unconscious bias on the field (you can’t get better if no one passes to you), and how all-women leagues develop leadership.  Furthermore, we realize that Ultimate is a metaphor for education! 

Some things to read:

• Ultimate for Dummies
• Equity in Mixed Ultimate
• Age Up in South Seattle: athletic and leadership empowerment for youth of color
• The Sky is Red documentary; Follow on Twitter @skyisredfilm
• Upwind Ultimate

Guilty-favesies:

• Annie: frozen packaged food! Terrible for the environment, but so convenient.
• Hope: Vampire Diaries. Irresistible TRASH.
• Maya: consumerism. Also, television!

Do Your Fudging Homework:

• Hope: go look up some of the great resources and information Maya brought to share.
• Annie: “We Must Change the Narrative Around Women’s Sports” by Sally Bergeson at Outdoor Magazine.
• Maya: donate to Age Up!