Photographs by聽Jennifer Pottheiser

Play for Equality聽

With Moolah Kicks, Natalie White 鈥20 is changing the conversation around women's basketball.聽

Portrait of Natalie White holding her new sneaker

Growing up, Natalie White 鈥20 competed on some of New York City鈥檚 top basketball teams. She went on to play club ball at 自慰视频, where she was also a women鈥檚 basketball manager. During her years on the court, one thing remained constant: White had to shop for sneakers in the men鈥檚 or kids鈥 section. 鈥淭he lack of women鈥檚 basketball shoes not only has a negative social implication鈥攖hat women don鈥檛 belong in basketball,鈥 she said, 鈥渂ut it also has negative performance implications, because women鈥檚 feet are different than men鈥檚.鈥 So, during her senior year at the Carroll School, the finance and entrepreneurship major launched , a company that designs basketball shoes specifically for women鈥攍ighter, with a higher arch and a narrower heel. Proper-fitting sneakers, of course, are just the first step toward equality in the sport, White said. 鈥淭here needs to be greater investment in and greater financial opportunity for women who play basketball.鈥澛


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