women in football

Diversity Is Strength Conversations Episode 12: The Rise of Women Sports

March 8, 2025 | CFL.ca Staff
Lindsay Knowlton, Shannon Woeller, and Allison Sandmeyer-Graves are joined by host Donnovan Bennett to celebrate the rise of women’s sports at the professional level in Canada.

Medicine Game: Inside the new CFL Original production

September 30, 2024 | CFL.ca Staff
CFL.ca looks at the CFL Original program, Medicine Game, which follows the under-18 women’s Indigenous national football team as it competed in the national championship this past summer in ...

Diversity In Football, Women in Football participants who were hired

June 12, 2024 | CFL.ca Staff
CFL.ca brings you a list of past Diversity in Football presented by Securian Canada and Women in Football presented by KPMG participants who were hired.

O’Leary: Rachel Bayer’s unique Women In Football experience

May 31, 2024 | Chris O'Leary
Taking part in the Women In Football Program presented by KPMG, Rachel Bayer enjoyed a unique experience with the BC Lions, where a past participant has been hired and where Tanya Henderson works ...

Landry: Women In Football Participants bask in busyness of camps

May 30, 2024 | Don Landry
CFL.ca’s Don Landry checks in with Cori Thorstad and Kae Allison, two of the nine participants in this year’s Women In Football Program, presented by KPMG.

Bella Forbes, Liya Equbagzi thriving in Women in Football program

May 29, 2024 | Pat Steinberg
Liya Equbagzi and Bella Forbes are thriving in football operations roles as 2024 participants in the Women in Football Program presented by KPMG LLC, writes CFL.ca’s Pat Steinberg.

Émilie Pfeiffer-Badoux is eagerly learning with Alouettes

May 28, 2024 | CFL.ca Staff
Émilie Pfeiffer-Badoux splits her time working for the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal with duties as assistant special teams coach with the Concordia Stingers football team. This month ...

2024 cohort set for Women in Football Program presented by KPMG

April 11, 2024 | CFL.ca Staff
Nine participants have been selected for the third annual Women in Football Program presented by KPMG LLP (KPMG).

O’Leary: Maryse Dazé-Wilson runs the combine show

March 8, 2024 | Chris O'Leary
Maryse Dazé-Wilson is the person pulling the strings on events like the CFL’s combines, winter meetings and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductions. She chats with CFL.ca senior ...

Hall: How I learned to embrace being a female reporter

March 7, 2024 | Vicki Hall
As we head into International Women’s Day on Friday, CFL.ca’s Vicki Hall reflects on her career and the sometimes lonely road as a female sports reporter that eventually led her to ...

Pontbriand grows the game, eyes bigger future

November 26, 2023 | Chris O'Leary
For her undying efforts to improve the CFL’s progress with inclusivity, diversity, equity and anti-racism, Laurence Pontbriand was named the winner of the 2023 Jane Mawby Tribute Award as ...

Landry: Playbook in hand, Plamondon enjoys time w/ Als

June 4, 2023 | Don Landry
Sabrina Plamondon immersed herself in the experience she had with the Alouettes as part of the Women In Football Program, presented by KPMG, writes CFL.ca’s Don Landry, and she suggests ...

Sherstobitoff brings additional mental health dynamic to Argos’ camp

May 19, 2023 | Jim Morris
Sara Sherstobitoff is at the Toronto Argonauts camp as a part of the Women In Football Program, presented by KPMG. As CFL.ca’s Jim Morris, writes, she’s combining her love of sport ...

Landry: Grieco comes full circle at Bombers’ camp

May 19, 2023 | Don Landry
As a part of the Women In Football Program presented by KPMG, coach Melissa Grieco is cherishing every moment she’s getting at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers camp, writes CFL.ca’s Don Landry.

Landry: Women In Football Program rolls into second year

May 16, 2023 | Don Landry
As the Women In Football Program’s 2023 cohort embarks on training camp, CFL.ca’s Don Landry chats with Laurence Pontbriand about the success of the program in 2022 and where ...

Nine participants join Women In Football Program presented by KPMG

March 30, 2023 | CFL.ca Staff
Nine participants have been selected as the second cohort for the Women in Football Program presented by KPMG LLP (KPMG).

O’Leary: SMU’s Erin Craig seizes opportunity at Combine

March 24, 2023 | Chris O'Leary
A defensive backs and strength and conditioning coach at Saint Mary’s and at the CFL Combine presented by New Era, Erin Craig is taking full advantage of the opportunities in front of her ...

Landry: Als’ Sobol sees a bright football future

March 8, 2023 | Don Landry
Allyson Sobol, the Montreal Alouettes’ recently appointed football operations manager/coordinator, tells CFL.ca’s Don Landry she sees infinite possibilities in her career.

Diversity Is Strength Conversations: Changing the sports landscape

March 8, 2023 | CFL.ca Staff
TSN’s Kate Beirness, Edmonton Elks in-game host Ashley Callingbull and BC Lions defensive assistant Tanya Henderson join Donnovan Bennett as part of the Diversity Is Strength Conversations ...

Hamilton Sports Group partners w/ Women’s FootbALL Conference

December 20, 2022 | CFL.ca Staff
The Hamilton Sports Group has announced a partnership with the first annual Women’s FootbALL Conference, which will take place at Tim Hortons Field on February 18-19, 2023.
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