Mary Brosnan
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Hi everyone,
Just want to say how much I love this community and maybe some of you can relate to what I want to talk about. Last year I bought a pair of Renoun Z-90s because of all the love they get on this site. They turned out to be great skis and I have been thrilled with my purchase. Well last night I received a shiny new Renoun catalog in the mail and when I start flipping through the pages guess what I see? Many beautiful photos but only one of a woman actually skiing. Most of the photos of women show them standing around holding skis or sitting next to pair while wearing a tank top in a pick up truck?!?!
When I went to the Renoun website and looked at their athlete page I saw only one woman in a sea of male faces. I guess I shouldn't be surprised given the amount sexism and under-representation of us in the outdoor industry (check out several great Outside articles on this topic). I sent an email to the owner of the company last night but have yet to get a response.
I have hope that if we continue to raise our voices and speak out on this issue we will push these companies to do better. That is all and thank for all the wonderful woman that make this site so great!
Mary
Just want to say how much I love this community and maybe some of you can relate to what I want to talk about. Last year I bought a pair of Renoun Z-90s because of all the love they get on this site. They turned out to be great skis and I have been thrilled with my purchase. Well last night I received a shiny new Renoun catalog in the mail and when I start flipping through the pages guess what I see? Many beautiful photos but only one of a woman actually skiing. Most of the photos of women show them standing around holding skis or sitting next to pair while wearing a tank top in a pick up truck?!?!
When I went to the Renoun website and looked at their athlete page I saw only one woman in a sea of male faces. I guess I shouldn't be surprised given the amount sexism and under-representation of us in the outdoor industry (check out several great Outside articles on this topic). I sent an email to the owner of the company last night but have yet to get a response.
I have hope that if we continue to raise our voices and speak out on this issue we will push these companies to do better. That is all and thank for all the wonderful woman that make this site so great!
Mary