Title IX: What you need to know about the laws that changed the game for women. Title IX states that, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
What is it like to be a part of the 4% of female NFL agents? In short, challenging. In 2005 Kristin Kuliga, president and CEO of K Sports and Entertainment, was the only female agent working with active NFL players. After being told she would never
97% of women in C-Suite positions reported playing sports as children . Business Insider reports that sports teach girls motivational skills, team building, and the ability to see projects through to completion. The leadership skills and competitive attitude taught through sports serve women well: 61% of the women
Seun Adigun, captain of the newly formed Nigerian Olympic Bobsled Team, is making history. No African nation has ever participated in the Olympic bobsledding event, and this year Nigeria is slated to be the first (Fortune). Adigun began her Olympic career in Track and Field, but
Just how far have women come since the start of the Olympic Games? The “2016 Women in the Olympic Movement Factsheet,” published by the International Olympic Committee contains some cool facts. The first women to participate in the Olympics did so in Paris in 1900.
Who I am: Lizzie Brown, Co-Founder of the app, Yoga Wake Up My company: The app, Yoga Wake Up, wakes iOS users up with 10 minutes of yoga from bed! http://www.yogawakeup.com My fear: Inadequacy, the good old "imposter syndrome." How I overcame it: You realize everyone has those feelings no matter how successful you
Who I am: Katie Saffert, Owner and Founder of Hatched Collective My company: Hatched is a studio for female entrepreneurs in San Diego that hosts creative workshops for professional and personal growth. https://www.hatchedcollective.co/ My fear: Failure. How I overcame it: You cannot compare yourself to everyone else-- it's impossible to know
Happy and healthy new year sheBOOM readers! Only 8% of us will keep our resolutions, according to Forbes. And here are this year's most popular ones (which are pretty similar to those of other years). They mostly relate to fitness, money, and relationships. In our businesses, we