Play Fair, Pay Fair: How You Can Score Goal To Close Gender Pay Gap

Every player on the winningest United States women’s soccer team in history was a part of a gender discrimination lawsuitagainst the U.S. Soccer Federation recently, with the explicit goal to close the gender pay gap that unfairly compensates women in the sport.

ParityMichele WeldonMarch 15, 2019equality, Michele Weldon, pay gap, Role Models, Sports, Women in SportsComment

Winning: Olympian Aly Raisman Champions Truth To Change Systems

“Keep your hands to yourself.”

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonSeptember 24, 2018Change, Michele Weldon, sexual assault, Sports, women leadersComment

Fighting For Parity: Champion Boxer, MMA Fighter Offers Winning Strategies For All Women

“This is so no 12- year-old girl is sorry she’s a girl.” Heather Hardy, the World Boxing Champion International Female Super Bantamweight with a 21-0 undefeated record, and an MMA fighter, wants you to know that the lessons she shares on pay equity, persistence, winning, passion and defeat all women can use.

Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonJuly 9, 2018Change, Equal pay, Michele Weldon, parity, pay gap, Sports, women leadersComment

Professional Sports See a Surge in Women’s Employment in 2015

Unsurprisingly, men’s professional sports have historically been a boy’s club. However, in a sweep of groundbreaking new hiring decisions, 2015 became the year all that began to change. As Elliott Almond outlined in the LA Daily News, Becky Hammon first opened the door in 2014 when she was hired as the first woman assistant coach in the NBA. Then, in the summer of 2015, the Sacramento Kings got female assistant coaches trending by hiring former WNBA coach and Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman. The NFL followed suit when Sarah Thomas became the first full-time female official and the Arizona Cardinals hired coaching intern Jen Welter for their training camp. Baseball also saw progress with Justine Siegal as a guest instructor for the Oakland A’s, making her the first female coach in MLB history, and Jessica Mendoza broke into the world of men’s sports commentary as an analyst for “Sunday Night Baseball” and then covered the ESPN College World Series from the booth.

Lauren ModianoJanuary 3, 2016Lauren Modiano, NWHL, Sports, WomenComment

Wambach Hangs Up Her Cleats

U.S. women’s soccer team star Abby Wambach announced her retirement last week, ending a 15-year career that saw her become the all-time leading goal scorer in international matches (male or female).

Inspirational Role ModelsJulianne HelinekNovember 1, 2015Career Success, Sports, Take The Lead This Week, Women in SportsComment

How “Play Like a Girl” Went From Epithet to Compliment

I’ve never been to a professional hockey game nor wanted to. I stay far away from sports bars.

But I do resonate with hockey legend Wayne Gretzky whose pithy leadership advice is, “Don’t skate to where the hockey puck is. Skate to where the hockey puck is going.”

I love the direction the hockey puck is going for women in sports.