Women of Concern Professionals & Strategic Conscious Networking, Inc.
WOCPSCN is an incorporated 501 (c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to present active approaches to community development and socioeconomic sustainability.
Professional Women's International-Barbados
9.23-27.2026
Transformative Leadership & Impact Day
Pillar Three: Education & Sports Empowerment
Honoree Lavender Luncheon, Educator Awards
Saturday, 26th, September
Sports Empowerment Guest Speaker
Tranformative Leadership & Impact Day
Sponosor
WOCPSCN URBAN GURL/SUBURBAN SWURL
2nd Annual Mother/Daugher Golf Clinic
Our sports programs and initiatives utilize:
Sports as an Educational Tool: Integrating sports into learning aligns with
broader educational concepts.
Social Skills & Teamwork:
Sports promote collaboration, communication, and
interpersonal development.
Leadership & Confidence:
Youth learn leadership, decision-making, and goal setting through coached activities and team roles.
Gender Equity Awareness:
By focusing on female participation (e.g., girls’ sports initiatives and women referees), the organization links sports with gender empowerment and equity education.
International Sports Opportunities Committee (ISOC):
The International Sports Opportunities Committee (ISOC) is designed to ensure youth from underrepresented communities will have access to the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.
Your key sponsorship will align your brand with gender equity, community
development, education, and youth empowerment — core values of WOCPSCN.
National Girl's Day In Sports Day
Sports & Women Referees: Cracking the Glass Ceiling, But Not Breaking Vision
GUEST PANELISTS
Yvette Perry, Moderator
Assignor for the Men's ABA South Red. Div.
Pati Rolf,
Pres. NORCECA; FIVB Rules of the Game member & Refereering Comm.
Kaili Kimura, Officate, Division 1 in Volleyball & Basketball; FIBA Int'l Basketball
MaryAnn Menlove, CIF State Rules Interpreter for Gils Flag Football; CI-Fd/Pes. Collegiate Flag Football
Additional Guest Speakers: Dr. Susan Haynes and Temisha Brame
Women referees in sports is a critical step toward achieving gender equality, fairness, and diversity. By integrating women into officiating roles, sports can ensure that games are played and judged with a more balanced perspective.
Beyond the whistle, women referees stand as powerful role models, breaking barriers and inspiring future generations to pursue leadership roles in sports.
Now more than ever, sports organizations and fans must advocate for the inclusion of women referees. Their presence is not just important it is necessary for the evolution and integrity of sports. (https://lnkd.in/eX9Ts3TE).
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Community Partners
Vernoncrest Golf Club
6th Annual National Women's and Girls' Day in Sports
GURL GOLF CLINIC
Women of Concern Professionals & Strategic Conscious Networking is excited to share our girl’s Urban Gurl/Suburban Swurl, which is our global Initiative that increases self-confidence and leadership skills in girls through sports.
Contact Urban Gurl/Suburban Swurl at 818.398.9604 | Donate: CashApp $UrbanGurlsGolf
International Sports Opportunities Committee
WOCPSCN Pillar Three: Education honor girls and women through sports education. We believe that all level of sports participation can produce confidence, and leadership-skills. Our signature program, Urban Gurl/Suburban Swurl Gurl Golf Clinic establishes golf as a tool to increase these qualities in underrepresented communities in the Inglewood area of California.
Our vision is to globally have multiple levels of participation for 100 young women during the LA 28 Summer Olympics. We invite your support by becoming an International Sports Opportunity Committee member.
LA 28: International Sports Opportunities Committee's Meeting
with
University of San Francisco
Brent R. von Forstmeyer, Ed.D. Daniel A. Rascher, Ph.D.
Director of Administration Economist, Professor, Sports, Antitrust
Geoff Thompson
Int'l Sports Opportunites Committee (ISOC) Chair
Ronni Savage
Sports Opportunity Director, WOCPSCN
We are the global champion for gender equality.
UN Women is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential.
Girls and sport
Sport is a great enabler to teach girls the skills they need to advance in life. Girls who play sports develop self-esteem, confidence, resilience, and learn to work in teams. They tend to stay in school longer, delay pregnancy, and get better jobs.
Eighty per cent of female Fortune 500 CEOs played sports in their formative years, emphasizing the profound impact of early exposure to sports on women’s development and ability to reach their full potential.
Ninety-two per cent of global audiences surveyed by Parity Now agree it’s important for girls to play sports growing up, with 61 per cent deeming it “very important”.
Despite the evidence of clear benefits, by the age of 14 girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys due to several factors, such as social expectations, lack of investment in quality programs, and more.