The NFL aired a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday night celebrating the league’s centennial that ended with a nod to the future of the sport: a female football star. Sam Gordon, a 15-year-old high school sophomore from Utah who received the league’s first-ever “Game Changer” award in 2017, made the scene-stealing play amid a stacked... … [Read more...] about Meet the teen football star who overshadows legends in Super Bowl ad
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Don’t fall for the NFL’s feel-good moment with male cheerleaders
When it was announced a few weeks ago that, for the first time ever, there would be male cheerleaders performing at the Super Bowl, it was met with fawning media fanfare. Headlines about how the two Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders, Napoleon Jinnies and Quinton Peron, are “making history” splashed across CBS and USA Today, and... … [Read more...] about Don’t fall for the NFL’s feel-good moment with male cheerleaders
Boy Scouts will allow girls for first time in 109 years
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Julia Carvalho can’t wait to get on the trail to becoming an Eagle Scout. Her dad, her brothers and her uncles have been involved with the Boy Scouts her whole life. Now she can be one of the pack. Beginning Friday, the Boy Scouts of America will allow girls to join... … [Read more...] about Boy Scouts will allow girls for first time in 109 years
Global Fund for Women partners with Gucci’s CHIME FOR CHANGE campaign to strengthen young women’s leadership
Global Fund for Women is proud to partner with Gucci in the next phase of their CHIME FOR CHANGE campaign to harness the power of the next generation to create change. CHIME FOR CHANGE’S partnership with Global Fund for Women will connect emerging young activists with experienced activists and grassroots organizations by supporting three local women’s funds–HER Fund in Hong … [Read more...] about Global Fund for Women partners with Gucci’s CHIME FOR CHANGE campaign to strengthen young women’s leadership
Latanya Mapp Frett Appointed New President and CEO of Global Fund for Women
The Board of Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce that Ms. Latanya Mapp Frett has been appointed as the next President and CEO of Global Fund for Women beginning July 1, 2019. “The Board unanimously and enthusiastically agreed that Latanya is best qualified to lead Global Fund for Women into its next era as its President and Chief Executive Officer,” said Sharon … [Read more...] about Latanya Mapp Frett Appointed New President and CEO of Global Fund for Women