This inquiry elucidates the perspectives of various female sports journalists as they relate the unique and defining experiences within their line of work, intending to distinguish the core elements at play in the shaping of the practice of women in sports journalism and its influence on the coverage of women’s sports. 17 Israeli female sports journalists were interviewed simultaneously, alongside a select number of male editors of various sports sections. In addition, a survey concerning readers’ views on the coverage of women’s sports and a content assay of sport coverage in national newspapers was conducted. The analysis of the inquiry’s findings and, especially, of the female sports journalists’ experiences, has even disclosed similarities between the place of women in sports media and female presence within combative military units.