Published on : Thursday, May 16, 2019
The event dubbed Africa Women’s Sports Summit is the brainchild of one of Africa’s influential sports journalists, Juliet Bawuah.
“There is always something beautiful about being a woman in sports. From coming from behind the curve to taking a front row seat. I have held my own against so much doubt. The urge to see other women step up to the challenge is dear to my heart. We need more women to join us in making a difference in sports,” Bawuah said.
Over 60 participants are expected to attend the four-hour session which will be addressed by six women actively involved in sports coverage and related areas.
“The programme is designed to bring leading female sports names and aspiring ones together, for a one-day session on career and coming from behind to lead,” Bawuah said.
The Africa Women’s Sports Summit has a three-pronged mission: Create a platform for change, training, mentoring and transfer of knowledge from accomplished women sports journalists to the aspiring young ones, Champion greater female inclusion in the African sports ecosystem and Work towards creating a sustainable support system for African women to attain their career goals.