In its efforts to get more women into administrative, coaching, officiating and scouting jobs, the NFL will offer a careers forum during Pro Bowl week.
The forum in Orlando, Florida from Jan. 25-27 is designed to educate and prepare women to fill such positions. The league's Rooney Rule to enhance diversity in hiring was expanded earlier this year to include interviewing women for all open executive positions at the NFL office.
Earlier this month, the NFL hired Samantha Rapoport, a former tackle football player who previously worked for the league and for USA Football. As director of football development, Rapoport will oversee creating new programming to develop a talent pipeline.
''Really the mission in my role is to provide opportunities for females in positions traditionally held by men,'' she says, ''and to enhance gender equality.
''In my previous role I oversaw the female development in tackle football at USA Football. I saw thousands of women in this country who know football very well, can talk X's and O's ... but felt disenfranchised from football programs. I thought it was a void and a disconnect. We want to connect the two worlds. Both sides are open to it, they just don't know each other yet.''
The Orlando forum will run in conjunction with Pro Bowl week, in which there also will be youth and high school programs. The women's event is one of several Rapoport hopes to make available to women over the next year or so.
It will coincide with the fourth annual Women's World Football Games (Jan. 25-29) that will bring together more than 250 female football players from around the world for five days of training, skill sessions and 11-on-11 competitions. Read more...
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The forum in Orlando, Florida from Jan. 25-27 is designed to educate and prepare women to fill such positions. The league's Rooney Rule to enhance diversity in hiring was expanded earlier this year to include interviewing women for all open executive positions at the NFL office.
Earlier this month, the NFL hired Samantha Rapoport, a former tackle football player who previously worked for the league and for USA Football. As director of football development, Rapoport will oversee creating new programming to develop a talent pipeline.
''Really the mission in my role is to provide opportunities for females in positions traditionally held by men,'' she says, ''and to enhance gender equality.
''In my previous role I oversaw the female development in tackle football at USA Football. I saw thousands of women in this country who know football very well, can talk X's and O's ... but felt disenfranchised from football programs. I thought it was a void and a disconnect. We want to connect the two worlds. Both sides are open to it, they just don't know each other yet.''
The Orlando forum will run in conjunction with Pro Bowl week, in which there also will be youth and high school programs. The women's event is one of several Rapoport hopes to make available to women over the next year or so.
It will coincide with the fourth annual Women's World Football Games (Jan. 25-29) that will bring together more than 250 female football players from around the world for five days of training, skill sessions and 11-on-11 competitions. Read more...
For NFL news, video highlights, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more only at feeltheaction.com
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