#FERDAGIRLS - IF HE CAN DO IT….

By Anna Bruno,

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made,” former US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg famously said. That includes kayaking grade V and magazine covers. So, where are they? The narrative that there are fewer women involved in the sport or that fewer women want to run hard or consequential whitewater than men has always existed. And while that might be true when it comes to the numbers, that perspective doesn’t do women— or whitewater— any favors. There have always been- at least a few- women shredding alongside the guys. Risa Shimoda, Nancy Wiley, Shannon Carroll, Buffy Bailey, Mariann Saether, Nikki Kelly, Tanya Faux, Deb Pinniger, Emily Jackson, Adriene Levknecht, Nouria Newman... There are too many to name them all. The current generation grew up with their legacy,…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2021

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