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Highest paid female athletes play individual sports
by Sports, Media & Society
posted June 16, 2013 at 11:26am

ESPNW reported that the highest paid female athletes out of 57 countries are predominantly tennis players, followed by golfers,  a few long-distance runners, two skiers and a squash athlete. The article focused on the WTA's business model and illustr...more

Five @NACWAA Members Named Under Armour ADs of the Year
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted June 13, 2013 at 8:54am

Author:  NACWAA Five NACWAA members will be honored as Under Armour AD of the Year Award recipients at the NACDA & Affiliates Convention in Orlando on Saturday, June 15.  Honorees include Janet Cone of the University of ...more

BAWSI Service Immersion Opportunity for Graduating Female Athletes
by carabyrd
posted June 5, 2013 at 8:34pm

Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative is searching for graduating student-athletes who are positive change makers!...more

Leaning In: Amy Huchthausen, America East Commissioner (via @NACWAA)
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted May 31, 2013 at 8:26am

Author:  Annie Butts, NACWAA   “We can reignite the revolution by internalizing the revolution. The shift to a more equal world will happen person by person. We move closer to the larger goal of true equality with eac...more

Mortarboard moment: Sharing advice I got from Gail Marquis, Olympic superstar and Wall Street success
by Fair Game News
posted May 10, 2013 at 10:52pm

By Ashleigh Sargent Gail Marquis is a powerful woman in sports, business, and volunteer foundation work.  She won a silver medal as a part of the 1976 U.S. Women’s Basketball Olympic Team and played basketball professionally in Europe, before ...more

Women In Sports: An Interview With A Rising Coach Katie Glusko
by SportyEsquire
posted March 27, 2013 at 12:56pm

From time to time I will highlight women with careers in sports to give readers a perspective on the vast influence that woman can and do have on the lives of athletes.  Today’s interview is with GladiatHer turned coach, Katie Glusko.  C...more

Women In Sports: Interview with a Physical Therapist
by SportyEsquire
posted March 26, 2013 at 8:18am

From time to time I will highlight women with careers in sports to give readers a perspective on the vast influence that woman can and do have on the lives of athletes. Today’s interview is with former GladiatHer, Dr. Shefali Patel, PT, a Physi...more

Super Woman is Real! Meet the Women Redefining What Little Girls Want to Be When They Grow Up (plus a give-away!)
by Morgan Sjogren
posted February 14, 2013 at 9:00am

Note: Read to bottom of this post to learn how to enter for the give-away. Believe I Am is giving a Training Journal and Betty Designs is giving a wrist band, beenie and water bottle kit! As an NCAA All-American coxswain for the Princeton Women’s R...more

Chicago Bandits (NPF): Patton's Contract Confirmed for 2013; Cervantes and Grim Both Re-Sign
by stephaniemp
posted February 8, 2013 at 7:10pm

ROSEMONT – Chicago Bandits GM, Aaron M. Moore, announced today that the team has re-signed both Brittany Cervantes and Jenna Grim for the 2013 season.In addition to the re-signings of Cervantes and Grim, infielder Amber Patton’s contract has b...more

Promotions & Additions to Start New Year (@NACWAA blog)
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted January 11, 2013 at 9:21am

Author:  NACWAA Brandi Guerinot has been promoted from assistant director for compliance to associate director for compliance at Boston College.  Keri Thoman has been promoted to assistant athletic director, student-athlete...more

Why I’m No Longer with Nike
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted December 30, 2012 at 8:15pm

So I’m in our Picky Bars staff meeting a couple weeks ago. The way it works is, before the meeting, we all post an outline of the topics we want to discuss on one shared Google doc, and then we work our way through it one person at a time. I’m scanni...more

3 Ways Women Can Be Effective Leaders
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 21, 2012 at 4:15pm

source In my post, 3 Ways To Keep Females In Coaching And Athletics Administration, I talk about the lack of ladies in athletics…and the numbers were pretty dramatic.  If you’re interested in seeing all of the numbers and a link to the ...more

December Member Happenings
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted December 14, 2012 at 7:42am

Author:  NACWAA Oberlin College has announced that Natalie Winkelfoos will take over the role of Delta Lodge director of athletics and physical education. She had served as interim AD at Oberlin since June. Jamie Bouyer, ma...more

Members on the Move, 10 Join NACWAA
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted December 7, 2012 at 7:58am

Author:  NACWAA Tricia Turley Brandenburg has been hired as deputy athletic director for internal operations/SWA at Towson University. She was formerly senior associate athletic director at Ohio University. Maureen Harty, former...more

Member Promotions & Advancement News (@NACWAA blog)
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted November 16, 2012 at 8:12am

Author:  NACWAA Drug Free Sport announced the recent promotions of Dr. Kathy Turpin and Erika Kuhr. Kathy has been promoted to Senior Director of the Sport Drug Testing Department and Erika to Director of the Sport...more

Equal Pay For Women Athletes: Elite Prize Purses
by Salty
posted November 12, 2012 at 3:40pm

Are women entitled to the same prize money as men, even if their field size is much much smaller?...more

Creating Stability in T & F Contracts
by amyYB
posted November 6, 2012 at 5:08pm

CREATING STABILITY IN TRACK & FIELD CONTRACTS   My last journal detailed the various track & field contracts from gear to lucrative base salaries offered by shoe companies.  I want to explain the funding of track and field and give my ...more

Pro Day: Turn the College Athletics Bus Around
by kaylamcculley
posted November 5, 2012 at 11:33am

Visit Women Talk Sports each Monday to read the weekly Pro Day column featuring interviews with women at the top of their game. The series will feature career insights and advice from women who are paving the way for a rising generation of sports business...more

JILL OF ALL TRADES: How Being a Multi-Sport Athlete Keeps Me Balanced
by SemperSarah
posted October 30, 2012 at 6:21pm

Being active is my lifeblood. Whether I am playing soccer or snowboarding, I welcome every athletic adventure that comes my way. The variety of sports I participate in encourages balance, balance enhances health, and health breeds happiness....more

Pro Day: You Can Be Anything You Want to Be
by kaylamcculley
posted October 22, 2012 at 3:30pm

For Dr. Cathie Schweitzer, lessons from her father and mentors guided her along the way to becoming the first female athletic director at Springfield College....more

Pro Day: Sometimes, You Just Got to Eat Dirt
by kaylamcculley
posted October 15, 2012 at 3:55pm

Growing up in the game, The Goldklang Group's Tyler Tumminia forged her own path in to the boys' club of team ownership and scouting....more

Unity Conference 2012: LACEF’s Panel Health and Education (MacKenzie Hill blog)
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted October 10, 2012 at 10:09am

Ok so where to start, like I said things have been crazy but I’ve been having a blast.  So this weekend I attended an event in San Diego; it was the California Latino School Boards Association and the California Coalition of Black School Board ...more

She’s Just a Girl. And She’s on Fire.
by Pretty Tough
posted October 10, 2012 at 10:06am

She’s just a girl. And she’s on fire. (Thank you, Alicia Keys.) The fire in her eyes tells you there’s more inside. The strength in her step says no one will stop her. She is gentle in her heart, warm in her spirit and fierce in her pas...more

Pro Day: My Dream Job? It's Who You Work With, Not Where You Are
by kaylamcculley
posted October 8, 2012 at 3:32pm

A model of servant leadership in college athletics, the NCAA's Susan Peal is a magnet for young interns seeking out advice on launching their careers....more

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