Nelfi Ibanez Guerra, 43, a Bolivian mother of two, is the first woman to coach a men's team in Peru,
To those who tell her she chose the wrong profession and that she should be in the kitchen, she responds, "the best chefs in the world are men, so perhaps the best soccer coaches are women."
"There are female Presidents, female mayors, so why not a female coach? ... It's my first time with a female coach, but I'm already used to it... my mother and my wife tell me what to do a lot, too." - said David Zuloaga, a player for the team.
Helena Costa had been appointed manager of French club Clermont Foot 63, a men's squad, but resigned only a few days later after male colleagues sidelined her and left her convinced she was just a "face" to attract publicity.
"Michy, the owner, said of her sudden departure: "She's a woman so it could be down to any number of things ... it's an astonishing, irrational, and incomprehensible decision."
I don't know the exact percentages, but I do know this: Many NBA players come from single-parent homes where the mother was the sole breadwinner, authority figure, disciplinarian, and mentor. From LeBron James on down, many NBA players have been raised with little fatherly guidance and a strong female presence in their lives. They have been programmed to believe that women will look out for their best interests whereas men -- not so much. - Mike Bianchi
The Drink:
Summer Martini
2 oz vodka
2 oz triple sec
2 oz cranberry juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Men's Pro Sports" hosted by BoilerMaker
To those who tell her she chose the wrong profession and that she should be in the kitchen, she responds, "the best chefs in the world are men, so perhaps the best soccer coaches are women."
"There are female Presidents, female mayors, so why not a female coach? ... It's my first time with a female coach, but I'm already used to it... my mother and my wife tell me what to do a lot, too." - said David Zuloaga, a player for the team.
Helena Costa had been appointed manager of French club Clermont Foot 63, a men's squad, but resigned only a few days later after male colleagues sidelined her and left her convinced she was just a "face" to attract publicity.
"Michy, the owner, said of her sudden departure: "She's a woman so it could be down to any number of things ... it's an astonishing, irrational, and incomprehensible decision."
I don't know the exact percentages, but I do know this: Many NBA players come from single-parent homes where the mother was the sole breadwinner, authority figure, disciplinarian, and mentor. From LeBron James on down, many NBA players have been raised with little fatherly guidance and a strong female presence in their lives. They have been programmed to believe that women will look out for their best interests whereas men -- not so much. - Mike Bianchi
The Drink:
Summer Martini
2 oz vodka
2 oz triple sec
2 oz cranberry juice
Drinkability: 4
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 3
Accessibility: 3
Priority for Conservation: 4
Comments:
From "Women in Men's Pro Sports" hosted by BoilerMaker
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