Marla Lugert

  • Sports

    Sky Sports Halo: A ‘for the girls’ movement gone wrong

    Sky Sports’ TikTok channel Halo was shut down just 72 hours after being launched, demonstrating major misjudgments around female viewership in sports. By relying on mainstream trends and “little sis” branding, Halo quickly reinforced the stereotypes around women and their relationship with sport, rather than shutting them down.