by admin | Mar 4, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
It took Sheila Ford Hamp about one second to respond when asked about the potential for women in key roles in the NFL. “The sky is the limit for anything females want to do,” said Hamp, the principal owner of the Detroit Lions. Echoing that statement was Dee Haslam,...
by admin | Mar 4, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
Kim Ng took her seat on the chartered jet. As assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, she was joining the team on a road trip in 2008. Soon the Dodgers players started filing onto the plane, and a flight attendant began taking drink orders from...
by admin | Mar 1, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
The Liberty’s Betnijah Laney and Erica Wheeler of the Los Angeles Sparks are coming into their own after winding paths with a key intersection: Stringer’s coaching at Rutgers. Read More
by admin | Mar 1, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
With Black History Month in our rearview mirrors, and as we enter a month dedicated to celebrating the history of women, it has become quite apparent that the months of February and March are being merged by the actions of Black women like Renee Montgomery, Stacey...
by admin | Feb 27, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
In the last few months, Loyd has deepened her friendship with Nets guard Kyrie Irving, also a Bryant disciple, as they focus on philanthropic and community endeavors. Read More
by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Leadership, SEW
The WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors have unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener, Chairman of Northland, an industry-leading national real estate firm. The three-member investor group is comprised of former Dream star Renee...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The Washington Spirit on Wednesday announced the addition of a high-profile group of investors representing sports, business and politics, including Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush Hager. The daughters of former U.S. presidents were joined by 40 other new investors,...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | #MeToo, Leadership, SEW
The selection of Seiko Hashimoto as president represented an abrupt turn after the Olympic committee had apparently intended to name another man in his 80s. Bending to intense criticism from abroad and social media activism at home, the Tokyo Olympic organizing...
by admin | Feb 16, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
“He didn’t buy any tickets from me. But he did ask, ‘What do you really want to do?’ I told him I wanted to be an NBA general manager one day,” Nichols said in a recent phone interview. “He said, ‘Why are you in sales?’ ” Nichols inched closer to her dream job this...
by admin | Feb 4, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The number sounded ridiculous when Brenda Frese was hired to take over the Maryland women’s basketball program as a wide-eyed 31-year-old. Really, 499 wins? Nineteen years later, Frese reached that milestone, matching Chris Weller, who was at the helm for 27 seasons,...
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