Equity issues - women and girls

It doesn’t matter what position you find yourself in right now. What matters is whether you improve your position today. Every ordinary moment is an opportunity to make the future easier or harder.

• Clear Thinking
  

When you’re at the beginning, don’t obsess about the middle, because the middle is going to look different once you get there

Dan Heath • Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

Coach Celina Clark hands out brownies at the end of a practice at the Aldershot Arena in Burlington.

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Clark said she typically bakes a treat for the players every week — sheet-pan brownies are a favourite — and that she and her fellow coaches take pains to create “a positive space that’s welcoming and supportive

Gauff’s win was for everyone who has ever looked in the mirror and felt that they are going backwards, not forwards; that what carried them to some early success isn’t working anymore; that playing a long game, falling behind in the beginning, can make all the difference to coming out ahead.

It was also a win for everyone who has ever fought hard to

The Be Legendary program is designed to have a lasting impact on young participants. Research has shown that by studying the careers and values of sports legends and then meeting these legends in person, students gain powerful insights into the importance of integrity, determination, and teamwork. These experiences often foster a deeper personal co

Forward motion is an asset, a skill and a job title.

Initiative, desire and being willing to take responsibility are powerful because most of us don’t care enough to bring them to the table.

Going forward requires skills, attitudes and belief. A rare combination.

• Seth Godin

“Sometimes fear does not subside and you must do it afraid.”

– Elisabeth Elliot

You will have to make tough decisions. Sometimes the decisions are unpopular, but I’m not afraid of doing what’s right because it matters. Difficult decisions have the power to change culture, evolve your organization and create an environment where people can thrive.

You can bring people together with a common goal, without being in authority or wi

Women’s tennis has always been at the forefront of the fight for equal pay, status, and coverage. Yet, their finances have had to be saved by China and now Saudi Arabia, whereas nowadays, a league like the WNBA is growing on a foundation of activism and seems ready to become the new women’s sports leader. A bit ironic, no? Like, tennis did the job,