For nearly every highlight of Julie Croteau’s trailblazing baseball career—all except her time as a double in A League of Their Own, really—she shared the field with men. Frequently, as teammates. Always as foes. That’s mostly how it’s been for generations of female players. So when she recently heard about plans to give today’s players … Read more
Angel City FC is set to become the most valuable professional women’s sports team in history. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles-based NWSL team announced that Willow Bay, dean of the USC Annenberg School, and her husband, Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, have agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Angel City FC … Read more
The Sports Bra is gearing up to expand and franchise after Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian was announced as the company’s first-ever investor. The Sports Bra, a pioneering establishment, was the first of its kind to exclusively showcase women’s sports when it debuted in Portland in April 2022. The 776 Foundation, led by Ohanian, is set … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Six clubs have submitted applications to join a planned Canadian professional women’s soccer league which has now achieved the number of commitments required for launch in 2025, organizers said on Thursday. Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary had already been confirmed as the first three clubs while the newest … Read more
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday … Read more
A half a century after founding the Women’s Tennis Association, which created the first worldwide tennis tour for women, Billie Jean King is still on the proverbial court—and rink. When the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) launched its inaugural season on January 1 this year, with a game between New York and Toronto in … Read more
