WOMEN IN SPORTS

Beyond college 
Athletics builds strong work ethic, 

motivational and teamwork skills

The following is pulled from an online report titled FROM ELITE FEMALE ATHLETES TO EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS. CLICK HERE for its PDF file. 

The Wesley College Wolverines field 
ten women's teams: Basketball ■ Cheer 
Cross Country ■ Field Hockey 
Lacrosse ■  Soccer ■ Softball ■ Tennis 
Track & Field ■ Volleyball

“Leadership. Teamwork. Perseverance. Discipline. Grit. Who knew, as children playing games in the schoolyard, that we were gaining attributes that would guide us through life?

“Athletes have known it all along.

“Research shows a direct correlation between girls’ participation in sport and greater achievement in higher education and employment — in fact, a majority of leading female executives first found success in athletics...

“Brazil President Dilma Rousseff played volleyball.

“The first female head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, was a member of the French national synchronized swimming team. 

CLICK HERE for Forbes magazine's
slide show titled: “Powerful Women
Who Played Team Sports”

“Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played several sports, including basketball, soccer and softball.

“Former US National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was a competitive figure skater and tennis player.

“PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi played cricket in India and later baseball in the US. 

“Mondolēz International CEO Irene Rosenfeld was a four-sport athlete in high school and played basketball at Cornell University. 

“DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman played college basketball at Tufts University.

“The co-founder of Marvell Technology Group, Weili Dai, played semi-professional basketball in China."

CHART BELOW CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT: http://espn.go.com/espnw/w-in-action/article/11669072/women-+-sports-=-executive-success?position?position=text5
 
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