A child’s relationship with their sport is unique, and something that I don’t believe I had the mindset to weigh when I fell in love with basketball

If you’re active on Instagram or TikTok, you may have come across posts or videos about “diet culture.” Over the past several years, hashtags like #dietculturedropout, #ditchdietculture, and #dietculturesucks have been trending more and more. But what is diet culture, and why is it worth ditching?

We all hold unconscious biases that inform how we behave around and interact with others. Gender bias is no different and has a disproportionately negative effect on women. The first step to changing gender bias is identifying and addressing gender bias when we see it. This means that all genders need to work together to make this change.