Homophobia in Women Sports

Milwaukee]– Brenda Coley, Director of Special Projects for Diverse and Resilient, announced the launch of a campaign to promote healthy relationships among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and to increase access to prevention and treatment services for same-sex couples and transgender people.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

By Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Girls Violence Prevention
By Bernell Hooker

Images of Us (IOU) Sports is inviting girls ages 13 - 18 to our gender responsive forum offering girls a safe place to be with other girls.

The goal of this event is to teach girls about healthy balanced relationships. Additionally, this event will empower girls to assess their friendships and relationships and make informed decisions by asking the question, "If I were a Boy?"
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 


WASHINGTON — When the whistle blew and the opening kickoff sailed through the air on a beautiful late-summer night, Natalie Randolph could finally take a deep breath and focus on the thing she wants to do most – coach football.
After months in the media spotlight, Randolph made her debut Friday night leading the Colts of Coolidge Senior High School. She is believed to be the nation's only female head coach of a high school varsity team.
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

 
 
This event is free and open to the public.

Rachel Simmons:  Assembly for 7th, 8th & 9th Grade Girls
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Menomonee Falls Now
Submitted By Brian Dorrington
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

When Marie Wilson  cocreated Take our Daughters to Work Day© , she showed young girls the unlimited power of their potential in the workforce.
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Carmen Murguia's thoughts about homophobia in sports
As sent via email to IOU Sports Carmen Murguia who attended the event shared her point of view,  Enjoy:
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

(Reprint courtesy of the Women's Sports Foundation.)

You can be a leader in supporting women's amateur and professional sports. Change happens one person at a time, one action at a time. You can make a difference by doing the following:

Youth and Middle School

Have your daughter pick her favorite women's team and follow them with her throughout the season. Check out the team's web site regularly. (No excuses about women's games not being shown on TV!)

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University Park, Pa. – Female athletes are half as likely to have female coaches today than they were before enactment of Title IX in 1972, even though there are 10 times more female athletes to feed the pipeline to coaching, according to a Penn State study.

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Occasionally IOU Sports receives great information and articles from guest bloggers.  If you are interested in writing or contributing to IOU Sports, please fill out the information on the Contact page.