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Women's Sports Business Newsletter | May 13, 2020

With only 4% of media coverage dedicated to women's sports, even less covers the business side of women's sport, so we look forward to bringing you relevant weekly content on all things women's sports business related from around the world.
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Erin McDermott to Serve as Harvard's First Female Athletic Director: The Harvard Crimson

Women's Role In Sport Must Be Addressed In Post-Coronavirus Recovery: The Guardian

United States Women's Soccer Team (99ers) To Be Subject of Netflix Feature Film: Forbes

Women's Soccer Players Ask For Equal Pay Appeal, Trial Delay: AP News

'We Want to Create a Proper Women's Tour de France From 2022,' Says Race Director: The Telegraph

LPGA Creates Players-Only Esports Competition: Sport Business

Imani McGee-Stafford Talks Stepping Away From the WNBA to Pursue Her Law Degree: Just Women's Sport

NWHL Provides Updates on the GMs For 2020-2021: NWHL

Women's German Bundesliga Handed Provisional Date for Return to Action: The Telegraph

England Women Join Project to 'Truly Understand the Female Athlete': The Guardian

How Super Striker Sue Lopez Paved the Way for the Professionals: The Telegraph

Blake Bolden Is the First Black Woman to Play Professional Ice Hockey: The Oprah Magazine

Galaxy Permanently Shut Down Elite Girls' Soccer Academy, Leaving Players Scrambling: Los Angeles Times

Louisville's NWSL Team Files Trademark for "Racing Louisville FC": Courier Journal

Coronavirus Threatens All Women's Sports. U.S. Women's Soccer Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg: NBC News

The Lockdown Effect? Increase In Female Athletes Experiencing Changes In Menstrual Cycles: The Telegraph

WPLL and Nike Announce Multi-Year Partnership: WPLL

How We'd Fix Soccer: Homegrown Rule, Academies Would Be Great For NWSL - and USWNT: Yahoo! Sports

Smashing Football's Glass Ceiling: Can the Women's Game Conquer Sexism & Sponsors Crises for Good?: Goal

As Soccer Faces a New Reality, The Women's Game Cannot Be Forgotten: Forbes

The Manchester Team That Broke Boundaries For Women's Football: Manchester Evening News

World Rugby Condemned As 'Old Boys Club' With More Men Called Brett On Newly-Selected Executive Than Women: The Telegraph

Bosses Lay Bare Inequalities In Women's Sport: Newsroom [NZ]

PWHPA Announces New Region Based Structure for 2020-21 Season: PWHPA


DOCUMENTARY

"Row of Life: Angela Madsen"
This documentary follows Angela Madsen, 3x Paralympian and Marine veteran, who aims to be the first paraplegic and oldest woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean in 2020.


WEBINARS & EVENTS

"The Business of Women's Soccer" - Thursday, May 14, 5pm EST
Featuring:
- Meg Linehan, The Athletic (HOST)
- Lindsey Barenz, Acting President & General Manager - NWSL Media
- Gretchen Hamm, CRO - Washington Spirit
- Alyse LaHue, General Manager - Sky Blue FC


espnW Summit NYC - Thursday, May 28
Featuring: 
- Sarah Spain, Julie Foudy, Katie Nolan, and more!

"Levelling the Playing Field For Women Football Coaches" - Wednesday, June 3, 9am BST
Featuring:
- Dr. Donna de Haan, Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
- Dr. Leanne Norman, Leeds Beckett University, UK



WEBINAR RE-PLAYS

"Women's Football Response to COVID-19" - MIP Alumni Association
Featuring:
- Bianca Rech, Sporting Director, Bayern Munich Women
- Bruno Cheyrou, Sporting Director, PSG Women
- Viola Odebrecht, Sporting Director, RB Leipzig Women



PODCAST

"The Game Changers: Fearless Women In Sport" 
Guest: Maggie Murphy - General Manager, Lewes FC



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