Lori Ewing from The Canadian Press wrote an article about women and girls in sport within Canada and highlights the need for leagues to keep women’s sport top of mind as they take their first tentative steps back to a sports world brought to its knees by COVID-19.
Michele O’Keefe, NC’s associate director, Athletics and Recreation, weighs in on the topic. She feels that the pandemic has fostered valuable communication among some of the most powerful women in sport and mentions how FIBA Americas adapted its women in basketball leadership summit to offer a weekly virtual speakers panel including notable participants and topics.
O’Keefe, who is a member of FIBA’s central board, notes: “All the speakers are designed to give (participants) another tool for their tool belt sort of thing,” said O’Keefe. “And during the pandemic, because we’re doing it online, it’s way easier to get people to speak.”
